Div. are repelled and 20 Shermans are knocked out by the Tigers. Due to Rommel's successful attack toward Gafsa the offensive now shifts towards Tebessa. 1st Co. is attached to Pz. The Bn. is renamed III.Bn PzRgt. The following day the attack continues but gets mired down in muddy terrain and is pummeled by air attacks.
IVs are operational.
Two more Tigers arrive, but on March 1st the offensive halts. All immobilized tanks are blown up and only one Tiger is left operational. IVs are ready for defensive actions. The remaining eleven Tigers of 501 and their sub units are attached to the newly arrived sPzAbt.504. Five more of 504's Tigers arrive in Bizerta by the 23rd.