operation torch november 8, 1942
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Operation Torch November 8, 1942. Objectives :. Clear Axis powers from North Africa. Allied control of the Mediterranean Sea. Prepare for an invasion through Italy. Second Battle of el Alamein. Erwin Rommel. Bernard Montgomery. Operation Husky July 9, 1943. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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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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