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. One Tiger has to be blown up. By April 1 only 6 Tigers are operational, but two more arrive in Tunis. There are now 6 Tigers available at 5.PzArmee, and 7 at D.A.K. Hopeless counterattacks fail at La Skhirra, and eventually a delaying action toward the Enfidaville position is taken.