Led by Lieutenant General Dwight Eisenhower, 33,000 U.S. troops landed on the shores of North Africa as part of a multi-pronged battle known as Operation Torch.
Led by Lieutenant General Dwight Eisenhower, 33,000 U.S. troops landed on the shores of North Africa as part of a multi-pronged battle known as Operation Torch. In an attempt to dislodge Nazi Germany’s hold on the French North African Coast and open up the Mediterranean to the Allies, Operation Torch was also the first time U.S. troops saw combat against Germany in World War II.