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| A volunteer unit made up of Kirov Factory workers marching in front of the Narva Triumphal Arch, Leningrad, Russia, 1 Nov 1942 | Soviet troops making their way through the ruins of Stalingrad, Russia, 1 Nov 1942 |
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| US Army troops of the 3rd Infantry Division drew ammunition on board USS Joseph T. Dickman (AP-26), off Morocco, 7 Nov 1942 | American troops aboard a landing craft en route to the beaches near Oran, Algeria, 8 Nov 1942 |
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| American troops landing from LCA 26 at the beaches of Azreu, Algeria, 8 Nov 1942 | Anti-aircraft gunfire seen above American ships against French fighters, off Casablanca, Morocco, early morning of 8 Nov 1942; seen from the after deck of battleship Massachusetts |
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| Battleship Massachusetts maneuvering off Casablanca, Morocco, 8 Nov 1942, as seen from destroyer Mayrant | Map showing Operation Torch landings in North Africa, 8 Nov 1942 |
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| Map showing the United States Army landings at Algiers, Algeria, 8 Nov 1942. | Patton and Rear Admiral H. Kent Hewitt aboard USS Augusta, off North Africa, 8 or 9 Nov 1942 |
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| Personnel aboard HMS Formidable observing the invasion beach at Algiers, Algeria, 8 Nov 1942, photo 1 of 2 | Personnel aboard HMS Formidable observing the invasion beach at Algiers, Algeria, 8 Nov 1942, photo 2 of 2 |
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| Residents of Arzeu, Algeria greeting American troops on the beach, 8 Nov 1942 | Track of Beach Approaches for the Western Task Force during Operation Torch, 8 Nov 1942, prepared for the United States Navy Office of Naval Intelligence Combat Narrative report. |
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| United States Army troops landing near Algiers, Algeria, 8 Nov 1942. Note the large American flag they carried in the hopes French troops would not fire on it. | United States Army troops making their initial landing at Safi, Morocco south of Casablanca, 8 Nov 1942. Photo taken from an airplane flying from the USS Santee. |
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| Wildcat fighters testing their machine guns aboard Ranger off North Africa, Nov 1942 | Aerial view of Casablanca harbor, French Morocco, circa 9 Nov 1942; note Jean Bart at left edge of photograph |
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| F4F-4 Wildcat taking off from Ranger for strikes against Fedala, French Morocco (now Mohammedia, Morocco), 9 Nov 1942. Note airborne Army O-59A Grasshopper observation planes launched from Ranger minutes before. | Force H warships HMS Duke of York, HMS Nelson, HMS Renown, HMS Formidable, and HMS Argonaut underway off North Africa, Nov 1942 |
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