Battle of Medenine
{'<entity_0>': 'Battle of Medenine', '<entity_1>': '06 March 1943', '<entity_2>': 'Medenine', '<entity_3>': 'Tunisia', '<entity_4>': 'battle', '<entity_5>': 'Axis'}
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The <entity_0> (German: Unternehmen Capri ) was an <entity_5> spoiling attack at <entity_2> in <entity_3> on <entity_1>. The <entity_0> was the last <entity_4> commanded by Rommel in the North African Campaign, who returned to Europe for good soon afterwards. On 13 February, the last <entity_5> soldiers left Libya and on 15 February, the rearguard reached the Mareth line, 80 mi (129 km) inside <entity_3>. The 5th Panzer Army had been formed on 8 December and winter weather began in mid-month, which was further to the advantage of the <entity_5> defenders, as Panzerarmee Afrika continued its retreat from El Alamein, towards southern <entity_3>. Having stabilised the <entity_5> position in <entity_3>, the 5th Panzer Army undertook several local offensives in the new year, at the Battle of Sidi Bou Zid (14 February–17 February), the Battle of Kasseri19 February 24 February February) and Operation Ochsenkopf (26 February 1943 – 4 <entity_1>). Messe planned to encircle the British troops between the Mareth line and <entity_2> with the DAK Group (Generalleutnant Hans Cramer) formed from the three Afrika Korps panzer divisions, Reconnaissance units 3 and 33, a battalion of the 164th Light Afrika Division, a parachute battalion, seven field artillery batteries and two anti-aircraft battalions and Column Bari (Generalleutnant Theodor von Sponeck) a battlegroup with two battalions of Panzergrenadier Regiment 200, two battalions of Panzergrenadier Regiment 361, the La Spezia and the Trieste <entity_4> groups with two battalions each, a battery of German field guns and several Nebelwerfer, seven Italian field batteries and part of three anti-aircraft batteries; both columns had attached anti-tank and engineer units. During the night of 6/7 March, XXX Corps patrols went out to find out if the attack would resume on 7 March, despite the <entity_5> tank casualties, which as dark fell on <entity_1>, were already known to be 40–50, making another attack unlikely.
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