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Looks like comin' ashore practice.
operation torch - top pic captionQuote:
Originally Posted by browningautorifle
American soldiers land near Algiers. The soldier at the dune line is carrying a flag because it was hoped the French would be less likely to fire on Americans.
That's right, they came ashore unopposed. It was later that things got hot. The armbands fall in place now too.
Some "dogfights" between French Curtiss Hawks and US Navy Wildcats too
I noticed a "tin hat" in the top picture. Brit?
Operation Torch's Western Task Force encountered unexpected resistance and bad weather, but Casablanca, the principal French Atlantic naval base, was captured after a short siege. The Center Task Force suffered some damage to its ships when trying to land in shallow water but the French ships were sunk or driven off; Oran surrendered after bombardment by British battleships. The French Resistance had successfully attempted a coup in Algiers and, even through the late alert raised in the Vichy forces, the Eastern Task Force met less opposition and were able to push inland and compel surrender on the first day.Quote:
Originally Posted by browningautorifle
Looks like British web gear.Quote:
Originally Posted by ArtPahl
The landing craft are British LCAs.
Bob
The New Zealand passenger liner/troop ship HMT Awatea was sunk after delivering No. 6 Commando for the Operation Torch landing in North Africa. The Awatea was requisitioned as a troop ship by the Royal Navy in 1939 and was one of two ships that delivered the ill-fated Canadian C Force to Hong Kong.