Operation Torch

When

8 Nov 1942 – 16 Nov 1942

Kind

Military operation

Coordinates

35.09° N, 2.03° W

Description

1942 Allied landing operations in French North Africa during World War II

Allied landing operations in French North Africa during World War II

Operation Torch was an Allied invasion of French North Africa during World War II. 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.

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• Wikidata: military operations, raids and air strikesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Operation Torch: Elements of the Allied expeditionary force (some 105,000 men) under Lieutenant General Dwight D. Eisenhower lands simultaneously along the…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Als Reaktion auf die Landung der Alliierten in Algerien im Zweiten Weltkrieg besetzen deutsche Truppen im Unternehmen Anton auch den bisher nicht deutsch…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “début de l'opération Torch, les Alliés débarquent en Algérie et au Maroc”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “盟軍發動火炬行動，在法属北非登陆。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “連合国軍が北アフリカ上陸作戦を開始（トーチ作戦）”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page