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Operation Torch
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1942 Allied landing operations in French North Africa during World War II
Key facts
- Date
- Date 8–16 November 1942 , (1 week and 1 day)
- Location
- French Morocco , French Algeria
- Result
- Allied victory
- Territorial changes
- Anglo-American occupation of French Morocco and French Algeria Case Anton (Axis occupation of southern France)
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Encyclopedic overview
Belligerents
United States United Kingdom Vichy France Germany Italy Commanders and leaders
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