Djebel El Rhar Holdouts DTO (id:#61049)

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Longstop Hill, Tunisia 1942-12-24 (5 others)

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Overview:

The second Allied attempt to drive on Tunis required the capture, in advance, of several key jump-off positions. Most important was securing Longstop Hill. Longstop rises to more than 900 feet, is marked by a succession of knolls, and dominated the Medjerda River valley. Yet importantly, after the highest point of Longstop, Point 290, there is a second, only slightly lower hill call Djebel el Rhar, separated from the rest of the hill by a ravine. Longstop was to be taken during the night of December 22-23 by a reinforced company of the 2nd Battalion, Coldstream Guards. After securing Longstop, the Coldstreams were to hand it over before dawn to the 1st Battalion, U.S. 19th Infantry and hurry back to Medjez el Bab in order to join the main phase of the move on Tunis. But the Guards were not aware of the second, lower hill.

Defender: German (754th Regiment)  

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