The Battle of Kasserine Pass, a significant confrontation during World War II, occurred between February 18 and 24, 1943, in the Western Desert Campaign. It was the first largescale encounter between American and Axis forces in North Africa, marking a crucial period in the North African campaign. This battle took place in the Kasserine Pass, a 2milewide gap in the Grand Dorsal chain of the Atlas Mountains in Tunisia.