Operation Torch (nov 8, 1942 – nov 16, 1942)

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Operation Torch: November 8-16, 1942

The Allies invade French North Africa in an attempt to draw the Axis away from Soviet attacks on the Eastern Front and gain control of the Mediterranean shipping lanes. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower leads attacks on Oran, Algiers and Casablanca before advancing on Tunis and causing the Vichy French to realign with the Allies. The victory is touted by Winston Churchill as the "end of the beginning."

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Operation Torch (8 November 1942 – 16 November 1942) was an Allied invasion of French North Africa during the Second World War.[5] Torch was a compromise operation that met the British objective of securing victory in North Africa while allowing American armed forces the opportunity to engage in the fight against Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy on a limited scale.[6][page needed] It was the first mass involvement of US troops in the European–North African Theatre, and saw the first major airborne assault carried out by the United States.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Battle_of_Casablanca

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