On November 8, 1942, troops landed in Casablanca, Algiers, and Oran with mild resistance.
On November 8, 1942, troops landed in Casablanca, Algiers, and Oran with mild resistance. By the end of the month, Allied forces were planning their assault on Tunis in Tunisia. The Allies had officially opened up another front in the war in northern Africa, a key demand of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin.