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
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Second Battle of el Alamein
Erwin Rommel Bernard Montgomery
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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
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41EsdWzO-4M
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Stage 1 – air landings
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Stage 2 – sea landings
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Invasion of ItalySeptember 3, 1943
Objectives
Open shipping lanes in Mediterranean
Occupy German forces, keeping themaway from the Russian forces
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Operation BaytownOperation SlapstickOperation Avalanche
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