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On Sun. 21 Feb 1943 Axis troops pushed American troops back toward Tha.....

1943-02-21

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Axis troops pushed American troops back toward Thala, Tunisia and threatened to cross the Tunisian-Algerian border. By this date, the Americans had lost 100 tanks, 55 heavy guns, and 80 trucks.

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