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Algeria was formally part of Metropolitan France from 1830 until national independence in 1962. In the beginning of World War II it was occupied by the French Republic, however after the Battle of France it was taken by Vichy France under the control of Nazi Germany, [1] and then liberated by the Americans and British during Operation Torch in 1942. [2]
During World War II, Algeria, along with the remainder of North Africa, was occupied by Nazi Germany. On November 8, 1942, the Allies launched the first major offensive of the war codenamed Operation Torch. Allied Forces led by Dwight D. Eisenhower landed on the northern beaches and advanced south against an army of 60,000 German troops. The ...
The North African campaign of World War II took place in North Africa from 10 June 1940 to 13 May 1943, fought between the Allies and the Axis Powers.It included campaigns in the Libyan and Egyptian deserts (Western Desert campaign, Desert War), in Morocco and Algeria (Operation Torch), and in Tunisia (Tunisia campaign).
The most powerful group of French warships was commanded by Admiral Marcel-Bruno Gensoul at Mers-el-Kébir in French Algeria, comprising the old battleships Provence (commander of the 2nd Battleship Division, Rear-Admiral Jacques Bouxin , embarked) and Bretagne (Captain Le Pivain ), the newer Force de Raid battleships Dunkerque (Captain Barois ...
Operation Torch and the US Navy base ports. US Naval Bases in North Africa were sea ports and air base used in North Africa during World War II by the United States Navy.The ports and air bases supplied the troops of the Allies armies in the flight against German and Italian forces in the North African campaign and Western Desert campaign.
This is a category of airfields used by the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. They were used primarily by Twelfth Air Force in the North African Campaign. Pages in category "Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Algeria"
Algerian victory: Tunisian–Algerian War (1813) Deylik of Algiers: Beylik of Tunis: Peace Treaty. Tunisian Victory and the invasion repelled; Political instability ...
Military history of Algeria during World War II (1 C, 10 P) P. Algerian people of World War II (2 C, 12 P) Pages in category "Algeria in World War II"