# Operation Torch — WHE Definition Discussion

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**Created:** [August 22, 2024, 4:00pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/operation-torch-whe-definition-discussion/2719 "2024-08-22T16:00:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 22, 2024, 4:00pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/operation-torch-whe-definition-discussion/2719/1 "2024-08-22T16:00:02Z")

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Operation Torch (aka the North Africa landings) landed Allied troops in French Morocco and Algeria on 8 November 1942 with the aim of removing German and Italian forces from North Africa. The first jointly-planned Allied operation of the Second World War (1939-45), Torch overcame difficulties such as the testing logistics of shipping troops directly from the United States and Britain and the large presence of Vichy French forces in North Africa, but the landings were ultimately successful, establishing the region as a launchpad for a future invasion of Italy.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/Operation\_Torch/](https://www.worldhistory.org/Operation_Torch/)._

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**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 9:24pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/operation-torch-whe-definition-discussion/2719/2 "2026-07-28T21:24:17Z")

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