Operation Torch

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World War II campaign military operation

Operation Torch was the 1942 Allied invasion of French North Africa during World War II, aimed at reducing Axis control in the Mediterranean and opening a new front against Germany.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Operation Torch canonical	59
Allied invasion of North Africa	9
North African landings	2
Operation Torch landings	2
Allied Mediterranean landings	1
Allied invasion of French North Africa	1
Allied landings in North Africa	1
Invasion of North Africa	1
Operation Torch naval operations	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II campaign ⓘ military operation ⓘ
airComponent	United States Army Air Forces ⓘ surface form: Twelfth Air Force
alsoKnownAs	Operation Torch ⓘ surface form: Allied invasion of French North Africa
belligerent	Free French Forces ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
commander	Andrew Cunningham ⓘ Dwight D. Eisenhower ⓘ François Darlan ⓘ Henri Giraud ⓘ Kenneth Anderson ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ
countryInvolved	Free France ⓘ Germany ⓘ Italy ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States Vichy ⓘ surface form: Vichy France
endDate	1942-11-16 ⓘ
followedBy	Allied invasion of Sicily ⓘ surface form: Operation Husky Tunisian campaign ⓘ surface form: Tunisian Campaign
groundForces	Allied Expeditionary Force in North Africa ⓘ
landingSite	Algiers ⓘ Casablanca ⓘ Oran ⓘ
location	Algeria ⓘ French North Africa ⓘ Morocco ⓘ Tunisia ⓘ
navalComponent	Allied naval forces in the Western Mediterranean ⓘ
negotiation	deal with Admiral François Darlan ⓘ
objective	open a new front against Germany ⓘ reduce Axis control in the Mediterranean ⓘ secure North African ports and airfields ⓘ
opposedBy	Kingdom of Italy ⓘ Nazi Germany ⓘ Vichy ⓘ surface form: Vichy France
partOf	World War II ⓘ
plannedBy	Combined Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
planningCodeName	Gymnast ⓘ
result	Allied victory ⓘ
startDate	1942-11-08 ⓘ
strategicSignificance	enabled subsequent invasion of Sicily and Italy ⓘ first major Anglo-American amphibious operation of World War II ⓘ led to Allied control of North Africa ⓘ
theatre	Mediterranean Theater of Operations ⓘ North African campaign ⓘ surface form: North African Campaign
year	1942 ⓘ

Referenced by (77)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

World War II → hasPart → Operation Torch ⓘ

North African campaign → hasPart → Operation Torch ⓘ

Mediterranean Theater of Operations → includesOperation → Operation Torch ⓘ

Operation Torch → alsoKnownAs → Operation Torch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Allied invasion of French North Africa

British 1st Airborne Division → notableOperation → Operation Torch ⓘ

Tunisian campaign → follows → Operation Torch ⓘ

MTO → notableOperation → Operation Torch ⓘ

subject surface form: Mediterranean Theater of Operations

French North Africa → event → Operation Torch ⓘ

Allied Expeditionary Force in North Africa → followed → Operation Torch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Operation Torch landings

Battle of Kasserine Pass → relatedOperation → Operation Torch ⓘ

British Commonwealth forces → notableOperation → Operation Torch ⓘ

United States Armed Forces in World War II → majorOperation → Operation Torch ⓘ

CCS → coordinatedOperation → Operation Torch ⓘ

subject surface form: Combined Chiefs of Staff

this entity surface form: Allied invasion of North Africa

Twelfth Air Force → notableOperation → Operation Torch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Allied invasion of North Africa

USS Wainwright (DD-419) → participatedIn → Operation Torch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Allied invasion of North Africa

Allied forces → militaryOperation → Operation Torch ⓘ

Supermarine Seafire → usedInOperation → Operation Torch ⓘ

Mediterranean Fleet → notableEngagement → Operation Torch ⓘ

II Corps (United States) → participatedIn → Operation Torch ⓘ

USS Ranger (CV-4) → participatedIn → Operation Torch ⓘ

this entity surface form: North African landings

Vichy French forces → engagedIn → Operation Torch ⓘ

Vichy French forces → opposedOperation → Operation Torch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Operation Torch landings

United States 1st Infantry Division → worldWarIIService → Operation Torch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Allied invasion of North Africa

Second Washington Conference → mainSubject → Operation Torch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Invasion of North Africa

USS Massachusetts (BB-59) → participatedIn → Operation Torch ⓘ

Battle of the Mediterranean → hasPart → Operation Torch ⓘ

Operation Supercharge → relatedEvent → Operation Torch ⓘ

USS Washington (BB-56) → participatedIn → Operation Torch ⓘ

1st Airborne Division → engagement → Operation Torch ⓘ

HMS Indomitable → participatedIn → Operation Torch ⓘ

USS Wichita (CA-45) → participatedIn → Operation Torch ⓘ

Allied Force Headquarters → participatedIn → Operation Torch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Allied invasion of North Africa

Allied Force Headquarters → participatedIn → Operation Torch ⓘ

HMS Formidable → tookPartIn → Operation Torch ⓘ

The Fighting First → notableEngagement → Operation Torch ⓘ

Allied combined naval operations → hasPart → Operation Torch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Operation Torch naval operations

Allied combined naval operations → supportedOperation → Operation Torch ⓘ

DD-419 → participatedIn → Operation Torch ⓘ

subject surface form: USS Wainwright (DD-419)

DD-419 → participatedIn → Operation Torch ⓘ

subject surface form: USS Wainwright (DD-419)

this entity surface form: Allied invasion of North Africa

Casablanca, French Morocco → wasOccupiedDuring → Operation Torch ⓘ

Casablanca, French Morocco → wasImportantFor → Operation Torch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Allied invasion of North Africa

USS Augusta → operation → Operation Torch ⓘ

Robert D. Murphy → participatedIn → Operation Torch ⓘ

USS Ludlow (DD-438) → participatedIn → Operation Torch ⓘ

this entity surface form: North African landings

HMS Aurora → tookPartIn → Operation Torch ⓘ

HMS Duke of York → tookPartIn → Operation Torch ⓘ