The 3rd Battle of Tebessa
March 6, 2004, at Eudemonia
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The all-too-familiar map of Tebessa. |
The first of a series of Axis bombing attacks keeps the US and French on their toes. |
More bombing, with little effect on the defenders of Tebessa. |
A probing attack by German motorized infantry. |
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More German bombing. |
US armored infantry enters the board. French troops cheer. |
Remnants of German motorized infantry, plus Falschirmjager, on the Axis left flank. |
A lone Italian Semovente opens up with special ammo on advancing US tanks. |
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US armored infantry companies form up behind a smoke screen. |
One of a series of ground attacks by the Luftwaffe. All are beaten back by heavy AA fire. |
Italian AT gun positions in front of US attack. |
French troops in the attack. Finally! |
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US M3 Lee tank battalion move up with French infantry in support. |
Italian infantry battalion rips into French infantry, but the Italians are wiped out by M3 Lees. |
Italian field gun on Axis left flank fires into the M3 Lees and knocks out a platoon's worth. |
Lees and French infantry attack the middle. |
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German support units deploy, but are met with withering artillery barrages. The Axis withdrew from Tebessa soon after. |
These fine fellows just can't keep still. Very hard on the old digital. |
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