Operation Torch
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title:
Operation Torch
text:
Operation Torch was an Allied invasion of French North Africa during the Second World War. 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. It was the first mass involvement of US troops in the European–North African Theatre and saw the first large-scale airborne assault carried out by the United States. The French
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wiki
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encyclopedia
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Allied landing operations in French North Africa during World War II
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Torch
date created:
2002-08-19T06:25:39Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T16:40:32Z
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