Allied landings in North Africa

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Allied_landings_in_North_Africa

GPTKB entity

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Operation_Torch
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Anderson gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower gptkb:Jean_de_Lattre_de_Tassigny gptkb:Henri_Giraud gptkb:Kenneth_Anderson
gptkbp:endDate	16 November 1942
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:Tunisian_Campaign
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Allied landings in North Africa
gptkbp:involvedCountry	gptkb:Canada gptkb:Germany gptkb:Italy gptkb:United_Kingdom gptkb:United_States gptkb:Free_French_Forces gptkb:Vichy_France
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Algeria gptkb:Morocco gptkb:French_North_Africa
gptkbp:mainLandingSites	gptkb:Arzew gptkb:Algiers gptkb:Casablanca gptkb:Oran gptkb:Safi gptkb:bone gptkb:Bougie gptkb:Philippeville gptkb:Fedala gptkb:Port_Lyautey
gptkbp:notableUnit	gptkb:British_78th_Infantry_Division gptkb:Royal_Air_Force gptkb:Royal_Navy gptkb:U.S._Navy gptkb:Free_French_Forces gptkb:British_1st_Army gptkb:U.S._Army_Air_Forces gptkb:British_Commandos U.S. 1st Infantry Division Western Task Force U.S. 2nd Armored Division Central Task Force Eastern Task Force U.S. 9th Infantry Division
gptkbp:objective	open second front prepare for invasion of Southern Europe secure North Africa
gptkbp:opposedBy	gptkb:Italy gptkb:Nazi_Germany gptkb:Vichy_France
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Battle_of_France
gptkbp:result	Allied victory
gptkbp:significance	boosted Allied morale first major Allied amphibious operation of WWII helped secure Mediterranean shipping lanes led to Axis defeat in North Africa precursor to invasion of Italy
gptkbp:startDate	8 November 1942
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Battle_of_Casablanca
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7