HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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it would give the U.S. troops combat experience and take pressure off of the British forces already there
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Hitler’s command base was in North Africa
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The Allies wanted to take over the Soviet Union
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -After the Anglo-American landings (Operation Torch) in North-West Africa in November 1942, and subsequent battles against Vichy France forces (who then changed sides), the Allies encircled several hundred thousand German and Italian personnel in northern Tunisia and finally forced their surrender in May 1943.
Detailed explanation-2: -Fought near the western frontier of Egypt between 23 October and 4 November 1942, El Alamein was the climax and turning point of the North African campaign in the Second World War (1939-45). The Axis army of Italy and Germany suffered a decisive defeat by the British Eighth Army.
Detailed explanation-3: -The combined operation in North Africa was dubbed Operation Torch, and it was agreed that the supreme command of the invasion should be given to an American. On July 26, 1942, Maj. Gen. Dwight D.