Under Lieutenant General Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Supreme Allied Commander, Patton was assigned to help plan the Allied invasion of French North Africa as part of Operation Torch in the summer of 1942.
Baixo as ordes do xeneral Dwight D. Eisenhower, Patton foi asignado para axudar a planear a invasión aliada do norte de África como parte da Operación Torch no verán de 1942.