1942 ⟶ US Task Force Departs for Operation Torch
US Navy Task Force 34, consisting of aircraft carriers, a va...
Year
1942
🚢 US Task Force Departs for Operation Torch
US Navy Task Force 34, consisting of aircraft carriers, a variety of support ships, including troop ships and other vessels, set sail from Hampton Roads, Virginia with Patton's forces for Operation Torch, the landing in North Africa. The other two task forces of Operation Torch, the first American-led force to fight in the European and African theatres of war, depart Britain for Morocco.⟶
Operation TorchNorth AfricaUS NavyPattonAmphibious LandingAllied InvasionMilitary Logistics
🚢 Operation Torch Begins
Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of Vichy-controlled Morocco and Algeria, begins.⟶
North Africa CampaignAllied InvasionOperation TorchVichy FranceMoroccoAlgeriaAmphibious Assault