Originally called Operation Gymnast, Operation Torch was the British-American invasion of French North Africa during the second african campaign during World War 2.
North Africa (APEX)
It was the British-American Invasion of North Africa.
The importance of El Alamein was that British and Australian armour and troops finally destroyed Rommels's vaunted Afrika Korps tank forces whilethe Allied Tactical Air force destroyed his fuel dumps and parts depots. The Allies won a very decisive victory.forcing thr Germans out of Africa.
There are 2 battles of El Alamein in WW2. Plus the battle of Alam Halfa on more or less the same ground. The important one is that Rommels Afrika Korps were no longer in a position to threatren the Suez canal & Cairo as a resuly of Montgomery's decisive victory which would culminate in the Axis being removed from North Africa. Sept to Nov 1942. The arrival of the Sherman tank & plentiful supplies of ammunition & fuel were crucial to the British victory. Similarly the germans were in a parlous state with regard to their supplies. It is the turning point in the war, coming as it did, just before Stalingrad in Russia.
German forces entered North Africa to assist the Italians who had difficulty in that region. Similar to future campaigns like South Vietnam 15 years later (assisting nations in trouble), US forces entered North Africa to reinforce the British fighting there in 1942. The British were primarily using "lend lease" US supplied tanks; M3 Lee medium tanks and M3/4 Stuart light tank. The US landed forces equipped with the same, plus some M4s.
trapped and captured
yes, while axis powers were in north Africa (rommels forces) some nations fought there
North Africa
In 1808 the US made it illegal to import slaves from Africa.
Africa is where it first happened.
Originally called Operation Gymnast, Operation Torch was the British-American invasion of French North Africa during the second african campaign during World War 2.
Heart of Africa happened in 1985.
Africa Trail happened in 1997.
Blockade of Africa happened in 1807.
what happened near the the year 1660's in africa???
Something happened. I do not know