Anderson, all available units are ordered to march eastward on November 14 in hopes of capturing Tunis. Led by British Lieutenant General Kenneth A.

Patton takes Casablanca, Morocco following a fierce naval battle.Ĭonfident after the success of Operation TORCH, the Allies believe they can march over 500 miles east and take Tunis within a matter of days. To the west, a task force led by Major General George S. Ryder descend on Algiers, Algeria and successfully take the city. Farther east, 30,000 Allied troops led by Major General Charles W. Fredendall leads a task force that envelops Oran, Algeria and captures the city, though not without significant casualties. Shortly after midnight on November 8, 1942, US Major General Lloyd R. From there, the Allies will invade Italy. The plan is to land at three North African port cities in Morocco and Algeria, overpower the French army, and march to Tunis, Tunisia. Operation TORCH, along with the rest of the Allies’ operations in North Africa, will be overseen by American General Dwight D. Upon formally entering the war following the 1941 Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, the United States partners with Great Britain to prepare for Operation TORCH, an Allied invasion of France’s North African colonies. As the newly-established Vichy state, France is expected to collaborate with Germany and its Axis allies, Italy and Japan.

In 1940, a French armistice with Germany allows France to remain in control of some of its territory, which includes colonies in Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco. Poland's allies, Great Britain and France, proceed to declare war on Nazi Germany. On September 1, 1939, Adolf Hitler initiates World War II by leading Nazi Germany in an invasion of Poland. This study guide refers to the 2002 edition published by Henry Holt and Company.

An Army at Dawn by Rick Atkinson