In 1942, in the southern part of the mediterranean front, the allies planned as part of their new strategy in fighting the war.

defend poland
invade austria
retake france
retake north africa

In 1942, in the southern part of the Mediterranean front, the Allies planned to retake North Africa as part of their new strategy in fighting the war.

The Soviet Union had pressured the United States and the United Kingdom to begin operations in Europe and open a second front to reduce the pressure of German forces on the Soviet Union. While US commanders recommended Operation Sledgehammer, landing in occupied Europe as soon as possible, British commanders believed that such action would end in disaster. Instead they proposed an attack on French North Africa, which would dislodge the North African Axis, improve naval control of the Mediterranean and prepare an invasion of Southern Europe in 1943. US President Roosevelt doubted that the African operation would discard an invasion of Europe in 1943, but agreed to support Churchill.

At dawn on November 8, 1942, 600 ships landed 70,000 Anglo-American soldiers simultaneously in Safi, Casablanca, Oran and Algiers, beginning the invasion. Simultaneously, members of the French Resistance infiltrated in Algiers were trying to take the strategic points of the city, the most important locality among the French colonies of North Africa.

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