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... 68 KB (7,235 words) - 05:52, 24 April 2024 |
French North Africa took place in November 1942 under the code name Operation Torch. After the United States entered World War II in December 1941, the... 10 KB (1,326 words) - 17:16, 15 April 2024 |
Algeria in World War II (section Post-operation Torch) by Vichy France, then retaken by the Americans and British during Operation Torch in 1942, As for the population, they mostly opposed the Vichy Regime... 16 KB (1,886 words) - 11:50, 16 April 2024 |
Equatorial Africa – West Africa. French West Africa surrendered in Operation Torch to the Allies armies. Dakar Air Base became an important air base.... 8 KB (881 words) - 06:37, 17 April 2024 |
Bertram Ramsay (section Operation Torch) personally report on the operation to King George VI and was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath. After Operation Dynamo was completed, he... 16 KB (1,613 words) - 19:29, 24 March 2024 |
North African campaign (category Battles and operations of World War II involving Australia) Desert campaign, also known as the Desert War), in Morocco and Algeria (Operation Torch), and in Tunisia (Tunisia campaign). The campaign was fought between... 53 KB (5,855 words) - 07:11, 27 April 2024 |
Morocco in World War II (section Operation Torch) areas of North Africa. After the Allied landing in Casablanca in 1942 (Operation Torch), the French administration in Morocco began to support the Allied... 23 KB (2,769 words) - 00:06, 23 April 2024 |
USS Texas (BB-35) (category Naval ships of Operation Neptune) her first major combat operation when she sortied with Task Group 34.8 (TG 34.8), the Northern Attack Group for Operation Torch, the invasion of North... 108 KB (12,240 words) - 17:31, 25 April 2024 |
and was assigned to lead Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of French North Africa. After the success of Operation Torch, Eisenhower led the successful... 86 KB (8,805 words) - 15:46, 14 April 2024 |
Operation Terminal was an Allied operation during World War II. Part of Operation Torch (the Allied invasion of French North Africa, 8 November 1942)... 4 KB (440 words) - 00:50, 5 April 2024 |
Free France (section Operation Torch) in the liberation of French colonies throughout the world including Operation Torch in French north Africa, escorting convoys during the Battle of the... 104 KB (12,312 words) - 02:18, 1 May 2024 |
USS Samuel Chase (section Operation Torch) The goal of Operation Torch was the capture of the major airfields and ports of North Africa to allow the allies to continue operations from the ground... 23 KB (3,026 words) - 17:38, 26 February 2024 |
USS Wichita (CA-45) (section Operation Torch) Murmansk Run in early 1942, and supported amphibious landings during Operation Torch in November 1942. During the Naval Battle of Casablanca, Wichita engaged... 44 KB (5,896 words) - 08:55, 22 February 2024 |
USS Augusta (CA-31) (section Operation Torch) notable for service as a headquarters ship during Operation Torch, Operation Overlord, and Operation Dragoon, and for her occasional use as a presidential... 73 KB (10,108 words) - 12:22, 23 February 2024 |
The Corps made landfall in Morocco in French North Africa during Operation Torch in November 1942, the Allied invasion of French North Africa, as the... 8 KB (705 words) - 01:37, 6 November 2023 |
Tunisian campaign (category Campaigns, operations and battles of World War II involving the United Kingdom) around the circuitous route via the Cape of Good Hope. On 8 November, Operation Torch landed Allied forces in Algeria (at Oran and Algiers) and Morocco (at... 85 KB (11,203 words) - 01:13, 16 April 2024 |
David Dobie (category Operation Market Garden) the 3rd Battalion. He was then sent to Tunisia and participated in Operation Torch. For this action he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO)... 10 KB (1,087 words) - 12:05, 20 March 2024 |
Airborne forces (redirect from Airborne operation) The first U.S. airborne operation was by the 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion in November 1942, as part of Operation Torch in North Africa. The U.S... 72 KB (9,326 words) - 06:26, 22 March 2024 |
Operation Kingpin was part of the run-up to Operation Torch, the planned Allied invasion of North Africa during World War II. It was a successor to Operation... 9 KB (1,100 words) - 18:58, 21 March 2024 |
Operation Reservist was an Allied military operation during the Second World War. Part of Operation Torch (the Allied invasion of North Africa), it was... 4 KB (367 words) - 19:01, 21 March 2024 |
in that theater and provided air support for Operation Torch. In October 1943, she fought in Operation Leader, air attacks on German shipping off Norway... 45 KB (5,011 words) - 19:14, 20 March 2024 |
Operation Blackstone was a part of Operation Torch, the Allied landings in North Africa during World War II. The operation called for American amphibious... 4 KB (290 words) - 18:38, 29 February 2024 |
Italian occupation of Corsica (redirect from Operation Vesuve) On 8 November 1942, the Western Allies landed in North Africa in Operation Torch. The Germans implemented a contingency plan, Case Anton to occupy Zone... 32 KB (3,491 words) - 13:33, 8 March 2024 |
Nazi rule with Operation Torch that started on November 8, 1942. Operation Torch also freed Morocco and French North Africa. Operation Torch landings in... 49 KB (5,430 words) - 12:18, 13 March 2024 |