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Há 2 dias · Background. Battle. Aftermath. Later influence. Orders of battle. See also. Notes. Citations. Bibliography. External links. Operation Torch (8–16 November 1942) was an Allied invasion of French North Africa during the Second World War.
- 8–16 November 1942, (1 week and 1 day)
- Allied victory
- French Morocco, French Algeria
Há 4 dias · Rommel flew to Rome early on 25 October to press Comando Supremo for more fuel and ammunition and then on to North Africa to resume command that night of the Panzer Army Africa, renamed the German-Italian Panzer Army (Deutsch-Italienische Panzerarmee) that day.
- 23 October – 11 November 1942
- British victory
12 de abr. de 2024 · During the Second World War, the campaign in North Africa was beset with difficulties. Both sides endured blistering heat, dust storms, and challenging terrain. The Germans’ main goal was to capture the Suez Canal, break into the Middle East, and gain access to vital oil fields to fuel the Axis forces’ continued success.
Há 1 dia · His leadership of German and Italian forces in the North African campaign established his reputation as one of the ablest tank commanders of the war, and earned him the nickname der Wüstenfuchs, "the Desert Fox".
- Herrlingen cemetery
- Generalfeldmarschall
- 1911–1944
27 de mar. de 2024 · Second Battle of El Alamein. Extolled by Winston Churchill as "the end of the beginning" of the World War, the second battle of El Alamein was fought near the western frontier of Egypt between 23 October and 4 November 1942. El Alamein was the climax and turning point of the North African campaign, when the Axis army of Italy and ...
Há 2 dias · The critical battlefields of the North African campaign, which took place between June 1940 and May 1943, are particularly inaccessible, both because of their geographic location and because they lay in a region that continues to be affected by political strife and violent upheavals.
1 de abr. de 2024 · The North African campaign of November 1942-May 1943 was a baptism of fire for the US Army. After relatively straightforward landings, the US II Corps advanced into Tunisia to support operations by the British 8th Army.
