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World War II Allied landings (Operation Torch)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/World_War_II_Allied_landings_(Operation_Torch)
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:casualties
relatively light for Allies
gptkbp:codename
gptkb:Operation_Torch
gptkbp:combatant
gptkb:Allied_Powers
gptkb:Vichy_France
gptkbp:commander
gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:Jean_de_Laborde
gptkb:François_Darlan
gptkbp:endDate
16 November 1942
gptkbp:followedBy
gptkb:Tunisian_Campaign
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
World War II Allied landings (Operation Torch)
gptkbp:involvedCountry
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Free_French_Forces
gptkb:Vichy_France
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Algeria
gptkb:Morocco
gptkb:French_North_Africa
gptkbp:notableLanding
gptkb:Algiers
gptkb:Casablanca
gptkb:Oran
gptkbp:objective
Secure North Africa for Allies
gptkbp:operator
amphibious landing
gptkbp:partOf
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:precededBy
gptkb:Operation_Jubilee
gptkbp:purpose
Open second front against Axis in North Africa
gptkbp:result
Allied victory
gptkbp:significance
First major Allied operation involving American forces in the European-North African theater
gptkbp:startDate
8 November 1942
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Bône,_French_Algeria
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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