February-March 1943: Two advances by U.S. forces through the Kasserine pass into Tunisia were repelled by Rommel, but General Patton led the third, and its success was due in no small part by the actions of the 601st Tank Destroyer Battalion. M3 halftracks with 75mm guns were positioned just behind the hill tops overlooking the passes through El Guettar and, as 'Von Arnim's panzers advanced, the TDs would pop up from behind the hilltops, fire a few times, then return and reposition for more salvos. It's been claimed that roughly 30 units were lost for 50 panzers killed.
		April 1941: Roughly 500 Free French volunteers join the British forces in North Africa, as do a number of U.S. volunteers during this period...May 1942: The U.S. officially commits troops and war materials to the British in support of this conflict and over the course of the campaign, American and French soldiers found themselves fighting alongside, and against each other, because of a divided French government.13 May 1943: Staff Sergeant Don "Wardaddy" Collier is brought up on charges for pistol whipping a senior officer of the 10th Panzer division and following minor disciplinary action, returns to his crew mates to find that they'd named their unit 'Fury'.
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		13 May 1943: Staff Sergeant Don "Wardaddy" Collier is brought up on charges for pistol whipping a senior officer of the 10th Panzer division and, following minor disciplinary action, returns and find his crew mates had named their unit 'Fury'.