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Operation Torch.
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∙ 16y ago== == == == == == == == == == Do not forget that this was the first Anglo-American invasion, the British 78th Division landing with the US 34th Division, in the eastern task force, aimed at Algiers.
== == Sorry for the insulting comment. I assume you refer to when the Americans landed in North Africa on 8 November 1942. The Americans landed on the Western portion of North Africa so that they could assist the British 8th Army by getting behind the Germans. They landed in Algiers which was a French colony and since France had surrendered to the Germans, they were allies to them and were supposed to fight against any country that was enemies to Germany.
So the Americans had to fight the French soldiers. They had previously tried to make contact with some of their leaders and convince them to surrender so there would not be needless bloodshed. Still, there was some heavy fighting for a could of weeks before the Vichy French government surrendered to the Americans. Also, there was ill feeling between the French and British. So the Americans were selected for the invasion of Algiers in hopes that the French would be willing to surrender to the Americans and would not be further insulted by surrendering to the British.
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How did outside influences lead to change in north Africa?
well it was col jajaja well it was cooolm i would like to live there
Is Africa south or north of Europe?
Europe is North of Africa
Which continent is farther north North Aamerica or Africa?
South Africa is a country, not a continent. It is in the continent of Africa. North Africa is just a geographical reference to the northern part of the continent of Africa. There are lots of countries in the north of Africa. To answer the question, the north of Africa is further north than South Africa.
Is Carthage in North Africa or south?
Carhtage is in North Africa.
What is a souk?
A market place in North Africa.
Operation Torch was the Allied invasion of?
It was the British-American Invasion of North Africa.
Where was the invasion of Allied invasion in 1944?
north Africa
Man who led the invasion of North Africa?
Eisenhower was the overall commander of Operation Torch, the joint British/American invasion of North Africa in 1942.
When did North Vietnamese invasion of Laos happen?
North Vietnamese invasion of Laos happened in 1959.
What battles happened after invasion of Poland?
The invasion of Poland was what started World War two, all of them happened after that, but here's the key ones; Battle Of Britain Barbarossa North Africa Italy Normandy Berlin Stalingrad Leningrad U-Boat war
Man who lead the invasion in north Africa?
Omar bradley
Invasion of north Africa by American troops?
Operation torch
Which empire was destroyed as a of Romes invasion of North Africa?
Carthage
How did the battles in the North Africa affect the allied cause?
The Allies defeated Axis forces in North Africa, which set up the successful Allied invasion of Italy.
Code name for allied invasion of North Africa?
"Operation Torch" .
When did Umayyad conquest of North Africa happen?
Umayyad conquest of North Africa happened in 647.
Was the allied invasion of North Africa given the code name d-day?
No. It was not.
