6 Jan 2024 Garand Picture of the Day

[Mark in Rochester]

That's right, they came ashore unopposed. It was later that things got hot. The armbands fall in place now too.

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.

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[Bob Womack]

The landing craft are British LCAs.

Bob