<P> Operation Torch ( initially called Operation Gymnast ) was the Anglo - American invasion of French North Africa during the North African Campaign of the Second World War which started on 8 November 1942 . It is the first major operation that US troops undertook in the European / North African theatre of World War II . </P>
<P> Operation Torch ( initially called Operation Gymnast ) was the Anglo - American invasion of French North Africa during the North African Campaign of the Second World War which started on 8 November 1942 . It is the first major operation that US troops undertook in the European / North African theatre of World War II . </P>
when did allied troops land in north africa
when did allied troops land in north africa
8 November 1942
8 November 1942