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Today in World War II History—February 23, 1943

Thursday, February 23, 2023 by Sarah Sundin
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel talking to German troops in captured American half-track, Tunisia, 1943 (German Federal Archives: Bild 146-1990-071-31)

Field Marshal Erwin Rommel talking to German troops in captured American half-track, Tunisia, 1943 (German Federal Archives: Bild 146-1990-071-31)

80 Years Ago—Feb. 23, 1943: In Tunisia, German troops under Rommel retreat back through the Kasserine Pass; US II Corps has lost 192 killed and 2400 POWs in the battle.

Allied Convoy UC-1 loses 7 tankers to German U-boats over the next two days, with the first use of German acoustic homing torpedoes.

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