The Nazi "88" Made Believers, by Chaplain H.P. Abbott CONTENTS Page List of Battle Engagements 9 List of Illustrations 10 Chapter I Birth of the First Armored Division 11 II The Invasion of North Africa 22 III In Africa 28 IV Kasserine 40 V Stuka Valley 64 VI Unusual Experiences 78 VII American Missionaries 85 VIII Identification and Burial of the Dead 107 IX War Makes Christians 119 X The War in North Africa is Over 125 XI Victory and Peace 138 BATTLE ENGAGEMENTS OF THE THIRTEENTH ARMORED REGIMENT, FIRST ARMORED DIVISION Oran 8 November, 1942 to 10 November, 1942 Tebourba 29 November, 1942 to 4 December, 1942 Medjez el Bab 4 December, 1942 to 6 January, 1943 Siliana-Piehon 24 December, 1942 to 29 December, 1942 Ousseltia Valley 19 January, 1943 to 26 January, 1943 First Sened Station 24 January, 1943 Second Sened Station 27 January, 1943 Mazilla Pass 29 January, 1943 to 3 February, 1943 Sbeitla 18 February, 1943 to 17 February, 1943 Kasserine Pass 20 February, 1943 to 25 February, 1943 Maknassy 22 Maitdi, 1943 to 9 April, 1943 El Guetar 20 March, 1643 to 30 March, 1943, 8 AprU, 1943 Mouse Trap 21-27 April, 1943 to 3-4 May, 1943 Mateur 6 May, 1943 to 6 May, 1943 Final Operation and Pusuit to the Sea 7-9 May, 1943 VICTORY IN NORTH AFRICA LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Page Chaplain Harry P, Abbott, Author Frontispiece Major General Bruce Magruder 17 Major General Adna Chaffee 17 Major General Orlando Ward 17 Lt. General Jacob L. Devers 18 Major General Lunsford Oliver 18 Major General M. Harmon 18 Brigadier General P. M. Robinett 18 Chaplains — Northern Ireland 35 Chaplains of First Armored Division 35 Map of Northern Africa 36 Major Wayne Smart and Corporal Martin Cohen 53 Kasserine Valley 53 Chaplain H. P. Abbott and Chaplain John Carper 53 Isolated graves 54 Modem fox hole 54 Chaplain Abbott and Assistant Henry Whipple 64 Enemy tank after gunfire by Americans 55 Typical Arab street scene 55 Chaplain Abbott in combat regalia 55 Colonel Zanuck's photographers 56 Enemy prisoners pose for picture 56 Brigadier General P. M. Robinett 66 Ruins with underground passages 73 Roman ruins at Sebeitla 73 Sebeitla with Arabs in background 74 Roman ruins at Sebeitla 74 C. P. Headquarters, Combat Command “B” 74 Arab women carrying wood 75 Arab woman in costume 75 Arab village in North Africa 75 Chaplain Abbott conducting burial service 76 Italian prisoners digging graves 76 Chaplain Doyle conducting service 76 Ousseltia church and cemetery 93 Church bombed by Germans 93 Cemetery established by Chaplain Abbott 94 Chaplain Abbott preaching 94 French women decorating graves 94 Memorial Service. Thirteenth Armored Regiment 111 Honors to dead oj First Armored Division 111 Chaplain Abbott holding services 111 Plan of military cemetery 112 Military funeral positions 129 Chaplain H. P, Abbott at Fort Knox Armored School 130 Digitized by Google.