Operation TORCH
| Operation Torch | |||||||
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| Part of the North African Campaign of World War II | |||||||
 A map showing landings during the operation |
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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 Australia
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 Germany
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Dwight D. Eisenhower Andrew Cunningham George S. Patton Lloyd Fredendall Kenneth Anderson
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Ernst Kals
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| Strength | |||||||
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Ground forces: 107,000 troops 33,000 in Morocco 39,000 near Algiers 35,000 near Oran Naval activity: 350 warships 500 transports Total: 850 |
Ground forces: 210 tanks 500 aircraft many shore batteries and artillery pieces Naval activity: 1 battleship (partially armed) 10 other warships 11 submarines Germany: 2 submarines |
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 479–500 dead 720 wounded 4 troopships sunk HMS Avenger (D14) sunk with loss of 516 men. |
France: 1,346+ dead 1,997 wounded several shore batteries destroyed all artillery pieces captured 1 light cruiser lost 5 destroyers lost 6 submarines lost 2 flotilla leaders lost Germany: 1 submarine sunk |
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Coordinates: 35°05′06″N 2°01′44″W / 35.085°N 2.029°W
Decisive Allied victory
United States United Kingdom
Free France
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