Operation Brushwood

Operation Brushwood

Operation Brushwood was a part of Operation Torch, Allied landings in Africa during World War II.

Taking place on 8 November 1942 they were intended to capture Port-Lyautey as part of a larger operation to capture Casablanca in Morocco.

The landing troops were uncertain of their position, and the second wave was delayed. This gave the defenders time to organise resistance, and the remaining landings were conducted under artillery bombardment. With the assistance of air support from the carriers the troops pushed ahead and the objectives were captured.





Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Operation Brushwood — Teil von: Operation Torch NASA Luftaufnahme von Fedala …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Operation Torch — Part of the North African Campaign Allied troops hit the beaches near Algiers, behind a large American …   Wikipedia

  • Operation Gymnast — Operation Torch Teil von: Zweiter Weltkrieg Operationsplan Datum …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Operation Torch — Teil von: Zweiter Weltkrieg Operationsplan …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • List of World War II topics (O) — # O I # OA vz.27 # Oak Ridge Associated Universities # Oak Ridge City Center # Oak Ridge High School (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) # Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education # Oak Ridge National Laboratory # Oak Ridge, Tennessee # Oakley Hall #… …   Wikipedia

  • Liste des opérations lors de la Seconde Guerre mondiale — Cette liste des opérations lors de la Seconde Guerre mondiale recense les opérations militaires, coups de mains, raids, attaques militaires soudaines ou non des belligérants (classement par ordre alphabétique). L’URSS à aussi lancé beaucoup de… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Military history of France during World War II — History of France …   Wikipedia

  • List of North African Campaign Battles — This is a listing of World War II (WWII) battles occurring Northern Africa and is sometimes known as the Desert War . This includes the campaigns in Egypt and Libya (often refereed to as the Western Desert Campaign or the Egypt Libya Campaign )… …   Wikipedia

  • Geschichte Marokkos — Buchillustration aus dem 13. Jahrhundert: Die Geschichte von Bayâd und Riyâd Seit 500.000 Jahren bildet Marokko eine Brücke zwischen Orient und Okzident, Afrika und Europa. Ausgrabungsfunde und Felszeichnungen belegen, dass das Land bereits sehr… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • T-26 variants — KhT 130 (OT 130) flame throwing tank displayed in Russian Kubinka Tank Museum. Actually this is a TU 26 teletank control vehicle with a dummy flame thrower. Main article: T 26 tank More than 50 different modifications and experimental vehicles… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”