Allied invasion of French North Africa
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Was the Allied invasion of French North Africa during World War II.
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Was an Allied military operation to occupy French North Africa during World War II.
November 1942: British forces conquer Oran.
November 1942: On 8 November 1942, the allied invasion of Alegia commenced with landings on three beaches—two west of Algiers and one east. The US troops pushed quickly inland and General Juin surrendered the city to the Allies at 19:00.
November 1942: Safi surrendered to the Allies on the afternoon of 8 November.
November 1942: The Americans surrounded the port of Casablanca by 10 November, and the city surrendered.
November 1942: After talks with the allied, French Admiral Darlan’s orders all resistance of French forces against the Allied to cease. Morocco under Allied control.
November 1942: U.S. forces land in Morocco and occupy Port-Lyautey on November 10.
Was a series of battles that took place in Tunisia during the North African campaign of the Second World War, between Axis and Allied.
February 1943: Frontline between allied and axis forces in Tunisia on that date.
November 1942: Bône airfield was occupied by the Allies following a parachute drop by 3rd Parachute Battalion and this was followed by 6 Commando seizing the port on 12 November.
November 1942: The 509th U.S. Parachute Regiment occupies Gafsa airfield in Tunisia.
December 1942: In Tunisia, the Allies were forced to withdraw to Medjez, and by 26 December 1942 the Allies had withdrawn to the line they had set out from two weeks earlier.
February 1943: Axis forces evacuate Sidi Bou Zid (Tunisia).
April 1943: Frontline between allied and axis forces in Tunisia on that date.
December 1942: Allied forces reach Medjez el Bab where they are attacked by German tank-infantry columns.
November 1942: French and U.S. Troops occupy Gafsa (Tunisia).
March 1943: Frontline between allied and axis forces in Tunisia on that date.
December 1942: The Allies reached the outskirts of Djedeida.
November 1942: British and American forces reach Tabarka (Tunisia), which is occupied.
May 1943: Allied conquest of Tunisi.
November 1942: British forces make contact with German forces at Djebel Abiod (Tunisia).
November 1942: The British First Army lands at Bougie (Algeria) without opposition.
May 1943: With the surrender of German General Messe, Tunisia is liberated by the allied.
Selected Sources
U.S. Army Center of Military History. Retrieved on March, 26th, 2024 on https://history.army.mil/brochures/tunisia/p22-23(map).jpg
U.S. Army Center of Military History. United States Military Academy West Point. Retrieved on March, 26th, 2024 on https://history.army.mil/brochures/tunisia/p16(map).jpg
Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.110
Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.64
Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.65
Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.66
Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.67
Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.68
Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.69
Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.74
Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.93
