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On January 5, 1943, the United States created its first field army overseas, the Fifth Army, with Clark as its CG, although neither Clark nor Fifth Army saw service in the fighting in North Africa. Many officers, most notably Major General George S. Patton Jr. , who was both older and senior to Clark, and was then commanding I ...
- 1917–1953
- General
- The Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina
- United States Army
The submarine’s secret mission was to surface and launch its cargo of troops, who were to make contact with a turncoat enemy. The group that was to leave the relative safety of the submarine and make landfall with uncertainty on the coast of French North Africa was led by an American, Maj. Gen. Mark Wayne Clark.
A secret mission in North Africa made General Mark Clark a national hero. This article appears in: October 2018. By Duane Schultz. The five Americans were trapped in a small, dark, empty wine cellar in an isolated French villa on the coast of Algiers.
Objective. secure cooperation of Vichy France officers in French North Africa. Outcome. successful. Major General Mark Clark. Operation Flagpole was part of the run-up to Operation Torch, the planned Allied invasion of North Africa during World War II.
- diplomatic, operational
- AFHQ
- October 16, 1942
Operation Torch (8–16 November 1942) was an Allied invasion of French North Africa during the Second World War. Torch was a compromise operation that met the British objective of securing victory in North Africa while allowing American armed forces the opportunity to begin their fight against Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy on a limited scale. [5] .
- 8–16 November 1942, (1 week and 1 day)
- Allied victory
- French Morocco, French Algeria
17 de abr. de 1984 · General Clark's most important combat assignment was command of the Fifth Army, which he organized and trained in North Africa in 1943 for the invasion of Italy.
General Mark Clark. Mark Clark became the youngest Lieutenant General in America in 1945. He played important roles in Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of North Africa, and in the Allied campaign in Italy. Born in 1896, Clark was educated at the West Point Military Academy.
