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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 ...
- 8-16 November 1942(1 week and 1 day)
- Allied victory
- French Morocco, French Algeria
La Operación Torch (denominada al principio Operation Gymnast) fue el desembarco y avance hacia Túnez de las tropas anglo-estadounidenses en la Segunda Guerra Mundial durante la campaña en el Norte de África, iniciada el 8 de noviembre de 1942.
Operation Torch, major Allied amphibious operation in French North Africa during World War II. It began on November 8, 1942, with the landing of 107,000 British and U.S. troops at Casablanca , Morocco , and the Algerian cities of Algiers and Oran .
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Operación Torch fue el nombre en código para la invasión aliada del norte de África durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Este hecho histórico ocurrió en noviembre de 1942 y marcó el primer desembarco estadounidense-británico en territorio europeo ocupado por los alemanes.
8–16 November 1942. Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless scout bombers and Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat fighters on the flight deck of USS Santee (ACV-29) during Operation Torch. Note the yellow Operation...
7 de ene. de 2019 · It began on November 8 and concluded on November 16, 1942. It resulted from an uneasy compromise between the Western Allies, and was intended to relieve pressure on the Soviet Union by imperiling Axis forces in the region and by enabling an invasion of Southern Europe in 1943.
The combined operation in North Africa was dubbed Operation Torch, and it was agreed that the supreme command of the invasion should be given to an American. On July 26, 1942, Maj. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, whom U.S. Army chief of staff Gen. George C. Marshall had chosen as commander of the U.S. forces in the European theatre, was given the post.
