the british forces stopped the German commander Rommel in northern Africa right before he was going to take over Ethiopia
Other than the 1942 disastrous but insightful "raid" at Dieppe France, the Canadians and British landed on June 6, 1944 with American and Polish (I think) forces.
The British army struck from Egypt and a combined Anglo-American army led by Eisenhower was to invade French North Africa and hit the enemy line.
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The USA fought a largely naval and air war between 1942 and 1945http://www.answers.com/topic/amphibious-operation-military, first in the Solomon Islands to halt the Japanese Pacific advance. Going then in TORCH, a combined American-British landing in Morocco and Algeria in November 1942. Subsequently in the Anglo-American landings in Sicily and southern Italy in the summer of 1943. the very next being in northern France in June 1944.
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American Forces Network was created in 1942.
the british forces stopped the German commander Rommel in northern Africa right before he was going to take over Ethiopia
Other than the 1942 disastrous but insightful "raid" at Dieppe France, the Canadians and British landed on June 6, 1944 with American and Polish (I think) forces.
It was the landing of British & American forces in French North Africa. It would lead to the Invasion of Italy. As Churchill described it the soft underbelly of Europe.
There were two leaders of British forces in Africa in 1942. For the first half of the year they were led by General Claude Auchinleck, who was then replaced by General Harold Alexander for the second half of the year and the rest of the North African campaign.
There had been a disasterous attempt in 1942 at Dieppe when British Commando & Canadian forces attempted a raid on the French port.
The British army struck from Egypt and a combined Anglo-American army led by Eisenhower was to invade French North Africa and hit the enemy line.
The Russians stopped the Germans at Stalingrad in late 1942 and began their offense that resulted in the capture of the German 6th Army in February 1943.On November 11, 1942, US and British forces landed in wester coasts of North Africa. They began to advance across Africa to attack the German forces from the west as the British began their advance from the east, trapping the Germans at Tunisia.
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Operation Torch was the invasion of North Africa in World War 2 during the North African Campaign and started on 8 November 1942 by British and American forces and was led by Eisenhower with substantial UK support
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