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US-made M3 Stuart light tanks and M3 Lee medium tank in Soviet service, Stalingrad, Russia, Nov 1942; note soldier with PPSh-41 submachine gun	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	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	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	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	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	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	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.	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.	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	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.