The Battle of Kasserine Pass

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

Education, History

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🗓️ 19 February 2026

⏱️ 16 minutes

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In February 1943, the United States Army saw its first major battle of World War II.They confronted the German Afrika Korps in the mountains of Tunisia at Kasserine Pass. It was, to put it bluntly, a disaster and one of the most humiliating defeats in the history of the American Military. However, in the aftermath of the defeat, the Americans shocked everyone by completely turning things around in just a matter of weeks.Learn more about the Kasserine Pass and the American Army’s baptism by fire on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Quince Go to quince.com/daily for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Mint Mobile Get your 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at mintmobile.com/eed Subscribe to the podcast! https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Discord Server: https://discord.gg/Ds7Rx7jvPJ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Disce aliquid novi cotidie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	In February 1943, the United States Army saw its first major battle of World War II.
0:05.9	They confronted the German Africa Corps in the mountains of Tunisia at Cazarin Pass.
0:10.8	It was, to put it bluntly, a disaster in one of the most humiliating defeats in the history of the American military.
0:18.0	However, in the aftermath of the defeat, the Americans shocked everyone by completely
0:22.4	turning things around in just a matter of weeks. Learn more about the Battle of Kazarin Pass
0:27.6	and the American Army's baptism by fire on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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