I don't know about how interesting it was that the French occupants of Algeria fired upon the very people who were coming to liberate their homeland. I accept the British had attacked the French fleet at Oran, but where would Britain have been if these forces had been taken by the Germans? But then the French were in a terrible position of occupation & no decision was easy to make.
The allied invasion of Northern Africa was called Operation Torch.
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Operation Torch, enacted in the autumn of 1942, was fought as a result of the Allied decision to take the fight to the Axis in Europe in the only practical way possible. With the shortage of landing craft as well as ground units, the Allies reckoned that a direct invasion of the European continent was impossible. In its place, driving the Axis out of North Africa was decided upon, which is precisely what "Torch" intended and, in fact, accomplished.
Operation Torch
Dwight D. Eisenhower .
Earths 7,926 miles from venus or 12,756 kilometres
Operation Marne Torch happened on 2007-06-16.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower was given overall command of 'Operation Torch' .
The allied invasion of Northern Africa was called Operation Torch.
North Africa on Operation Torch
Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of Axis held North Africa, ended with the Allies defeating the Axis powers.
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Operation Torch
because it involved a torch, and torches are very critical. =)
Operation Torch, enacted in the autumn of 1942, was fought as a result of the Allied decision to take the fight to the Axis in Europe in the only practical way possible. With the shortage of landing craft as well as ground units, the Allies reckoned that a direct invasion of the European continent was impossible. In its place, driving the Axis out of North Africa was decided upon, which is precisely what "Torch" intended and, in fact, accomplished.
During World War II, the purpose of Operation Torch was to liberate North Africa from Axis occupation and, thus, to pave the way for invasions of mainland Europe. This operation was, in fact, successful, although it was not until early 1943 that the African coast was Axis-free and operations against Italy's home territories could commence.