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The Germans, the British, and the French all employed propaganda in Morocco in World War II. [14] From 1939, using Radio Berlin and Radio Stuttgart, Nazi Germany broadcast propaganda throughout Morocco. [14] This propaganda significantly promoted the German-Muslim relationship, whilst being largely anti-semitic. [14]
USAF air base siting in the former French protectorate in Morocco developed out of the Allied presence there at the close of World War II.In the early 1950s, SAC developed an "Operation Reflex" strategy between its southern bases and Morocco, with B-36 and B-47 wings rotating to North Africa for extended temporary duty as a staging area for bombers pointed at the Soviet Union.
Ras el Ma Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield in Morocco, located in the southeast suburbs of Ras Kebdana. [dubious – discuss] The airfield served as a support facility for the port, allowing Allied aircraft to be assembled and parepared for combat duty, then flown from the airstrip as replacements during the North African Campaign.
Naval Air Station Port Lyautey is a former United States Navy Naval Air Station in Morocco, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north-northwest of Kenitra and about 120 kilometres (75 mi) northeast of Casablanca. The Naval Air Station was turned over to the Royal Moroccan Air Force and the last
Torch (1942) — Allied landings in Morocco and Algeria originally titled Gymnast. Blackstone (1942) — US assault on Safi, Morocco; Brushwood (1942) — US assault on Fedala; Goalpost (1942) — US assault on Port Lyautey (now Kenitra) Perpetual (1942) — British landings at Cap Carbon; Reservist (1942) — failed Allied attack on Oran
Following the landings in Algeria and Morocco, the French Armée d'Afrique freed itself from Vichy France and joined the Allies against the Axis forces. The Cherchell-Mediouna French Cadet Officers Academy was established at the airfield in December 1942 in order to provide the Free French Forces with officers.
During World War II the airfield's primary use was for C-47 Skytrain troop carrier and logistics operations by the Twelfth Air Force.The airfield was constructed as a temporary facility, with a hard earth or pierced steel planking (PSP) runway and parking apron. with few or no permanent structures, Tents were used for ground support operations and personnel billeting.
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