Hasso von Manteuffel in Africa. He was arrived in early 1943. Assigned the task of holding the right (coastal) flank of the 5. Panzerarmee in Tunisia, Oberst Von Manteuffel in effect created his own division from an assortment of units, including the Italian 10th Bersaglieri Regiment, the 11th (Witzig) Parachute Engineer Battalion, and the Barenthin Parachute Regiment, among others. With this odd mixture (labeled the Von Manteuffel Division), he once again achieved stunning successes over his vastly superior opponents and held his thin line in the Tunisian hills for weeks against repeated attacks by French and Anglo-American forces. These battles took their toll, and on April 28, 1943, an exhausted Manteuffel collapsed on the front line. He was rushed to a military hospital in Bizerta and, while under medical attention, was promoted to Generalmajor on 1 May 1943. A few days later he was placed on the last Italian ship heading for Sicily and safety, as the Tunisian Bridgehead collapsed.
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https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Divisionen/DivisionBroich.htm
https://weaponsandwarfare.com/2019/01/02/hasso-eccard-freiherr-von-manteuffel/
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