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Location Algeria
Participants Germany • United States
Context World War II

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Operation Torch
North Africa campaigns
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Patton on maneuvers
Mark Clark
Henri Giraud
North Africa campaigns
François Darlan
Vichy: Battle of France
See how Allied commanders Eisenhower and Montgomery trapped Rommel to end Axis North Africa campaigns
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