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 large-scale 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 2-mile-wide gap in the Grand Dorsal chain of the Atlas Mountains in Tunisia.