gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:military_operation
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gptkbp:belligerent
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gptkb:Allied_Powers
gptkb:Vichy_France
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gptkbp:codename
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Torch
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:Jean_de_Laborde
gptkb:François_Darlan
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gptkbp:endDate
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1942-11-16
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:Tunisian_Campaign
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Operation Torch
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gptkbp:involves
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Free_French_Forces
gptkb:Vichy_France
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Algeria
gptkb:Morocco
gptkb:French_North_Africa
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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landings at Algiers
landings at Casablanca
landings at Oran
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gptkbp:objective
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secure North Africa for Allies
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:Operation_Gymnast
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gptkbp:result
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Allied victory
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gptkbp:significance
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first major Allied amphibious operation in WWII
opened second front against Axis in North Africa
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gptkbp:startDate
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1942-11-08
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Office_of_Strategic_Services
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkb:Vichy_France
gptkb:North_African_Campaign
gptkb:Free_France
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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