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Operation torch

Beth Herchick. North Africa/Rommel versus Montgomery. Operation torch. What the war was about The sides that were fighting The war in North Africa was all across North Africa from coast to coast. overview. Edwin Rommel Bernard Law Montgomery. who. Operation Torch. what.

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Operation torch

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  1. Beth Herchick North Africa/Rommel versus Montgomery Operation torch

  2. What the war was about The sides that were fighting The war in North Africa was all across North Africa from coast to coast overview

  3. Edwin Rommel Bernard Law Montgomery who

  4. Operation Torch what

  5. Operation torch started on November 7, 1942 and ended November 11, 1942 with an armistice agreement. when

  6. North Africa where

  7. The Allies were fighting against the Axis Powers why

  8. The troops from both sides got to North Africa by boat and plane. how

  9. Rommel was an officer from Germany and was very good at implementing strategies Montgomery was an officer from England and was very encouraging to his troops Significance to the war

  10. comparison

  11. einestages.spiegel.de

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  14. Erwin Rommel’s nickname was “Desert Fox” Bernard Montgomery's dad was a bishop in Tasmania for twelve years One of the pranks that Montgomery pulled while in military academy was to light the shirt of a fellow classmate on fire Fun facts

  15. highlights

  16. Collier, Richard. The War in the Desert. Time-Life Books 1997. Howes, Kelly King. World War II: Biographies. Detroit 1999. www.topedge.com/panels/ww2/na/rommel.html www.internet-esq.com/ussaugusta/torch/ www.brainyquote.com/quotes/e/edwinromme131433.html www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/b/bernard_law_montgomery.html http://www.olive-drab.com/od_history_ww2_ops_battles_1942torch.php bibliography

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