operation torch november 8, 1942 objectives: clear axis powers from north africa allied control of...
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Operation TorchNovember 8, 1942
Objectives: Clear Axis powers from North Africa
Allied control of the Mediterranean Sea
Prepare for an invasion through Italy
Second Battle of el Alamein
Erwin Rommel Bernard Montgomery
Operation HuskyJuly 9, 1943
Objectives:Serve as a launching point into Europe (“soft underbelly”)
Take Italy out of the war
Take pressure off Soviets, particularly at Kursk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41EsdWzO-4M
Stage 1 – air landings
Stage 2 – sea landings
Invasion of ItalySeptember 3, 1943
Objectives
Open shipping lanes in Mediterranean
Occupy German forces, keeping themaway from the Russian forces
Operation BaytownOperation SlapstickOperation Avalanche
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