On November 8, 1942, American and British forces began Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of North Africa. Their mission: to open a new front, relieve pressure on the Soviet Union, and help drive Axis forces from the continent. Three Allied naval task forces — more than 100,000 troops — crossed hostile waters to land on the shores of Morocco and Algeria. They faced stiff but brief Vichy French resistance before securing Casablanca, Oran, and Algiers. Soon after, French units joined the Allies’

FIRST TASTE OF BATTLE - OPERATION TORCH 🇺🇸 November 8, 2025, marks the 83rd anniversary of Operation Torch. The invasion of North Africa by the allied forces which changed history but sadly, has been lost through the years. This would be the first major U.S. amphibious invasion into the Mediterranean theatre of operation which would then lead to victory in Western Europe. You can see in the picture below the young faces of the men involved, some look too young to even shave and yet they’re lan