▁Tor ch ▁The ▁Al lied ▁land ings ▁began ▁on ▁ 8 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁section ▁of ▁ 5 th ▁( L ) ▁Corps ▁Sign als ▁land ed ▁at ▁Al gi ers ▁from ▁SS ▁Re ina ▁del ▁Pacific o ▁in ▁Con voy ▁K MS 3 ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁November . ▁The ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁unit ▁followed ▁on ▁con vo ys ▁K MS 4 ▁and ▁K MS 5 , ▁with ▁the ▁transport ▁arriv ing ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁November . ▁Tem por ary ▁Corps ▁H Q ▁and ▁signals ▁were ▁established ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁city , ▁and ▁an ▁advanced ▁H Q ▁at ▁F erme ▁Fab re ▁between ▁Sou k ▁el ▁Ar ba ▁and ▁Sou k ▁El ▁K hem is ▁in ▁Tun is ia . ▁The ▁first ▁ 5 th ▁( L ) ▁Corps ▁Sign als ▁road ▁con voy ▁left ▁Al gi ers ▁at ▁ 0 7 . 4 0 ▁on ▁ 1 ▁December ▁with ▁some ▁ 2 5 0 ▁personnel ▁and ▁drove ▁hundreds ▁of ▁miles ▁east wards , ▁reaching ▁F erme ▁Fab re ▁on ▁ 4 ▁December , ▁where ▁the ▁signal ▁centre ▁was ▁established . ▁V ▁Corps ▁H Q ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁front ▁on ▁ 6 ▁December . ▁W ire less ▁links ▁were ▁quickly ▁established ▁to ▁First ▁Army ▁and ▁ 7 8 th ▁Division . ▁Next ▁day ▁the ▁civil ian ▁tele phone ▁network ▁was ▁util ised ▁for ▁links ▁to ▁First ▁Army ▁Command ▁Post , ▁and ▁shortly ▁afterwards ▁wireless ▁links ▁were ▁established ▁to ▁ 6 th ▁Arm oured ▁Division ▁and