February 14, 1943: It was in North Africa's barren desert landscape that green, American troops with the 34th Infantry Division faced off against a battle-tested German Army for the first time. In ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. American soldiers dug foxholes into the ridgeline at Djebel Chambi. They had only arrived in North Africa a few weeks ago and ...

The Battle of Kasserine Pass in February 1943 was the first significant engagement between German and U.S. forces in World War II. The fight delivered a harsh reality check to U.S. military leaders.

Beware a Desert Fox when he’s cornered. It was North Africa, in the winter of 1943, and American soldiers were feeling cocky as they prepared for their first ground battle against the Germans in World ...

The defeat at Kasserine Pass became a turning point for the U.S. military. Determined to never repeat such failure, ...

In February 1943, US troops in North Africa faced their first major clash with German forces at Kasserine Pass in Tunisia’s Atlas Mountains. German armor and artillery broke inexperienced defenses, ...

In the aftermath of General Franco’s victory in Spain’s civil war, an ally of Hitler and Mussolini, nearly half a million Spanish Republicans were compelled to flee their homeland starting in February ...