Operation Blackstone

Wann

8. Nov. 1942 – 10. Nov. 1942

Art

Militäroperation

Koordinaten

32.28° N, 9.23° W

Description

part of Operation Torch, the Allied landings in Africa during World War II

Im Gebiet platziert, nicht an einem genauen Ort.

Operation Blackstone was a part of Operation Torch, the Allied landings in North Africa during World War II. The operation called for American amphibious troops to land at and capture the French-held port of Safi in French Morocco. The landings were carried out by the 47th Infantry Regiment of the U.S. Army and took place on the morning of 8 November 1942 as part of a larger operation to capture Casablanca.

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