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Battle of torch tanks ww2 north africa12/26/2023 ![]() ![]() Plans were made to secure their assistance. However, there was a danger that the Vichy Navy might try to avenge the British attack on Mers el Kebir in 1940.which made it extremely important to study the mood of the French forces in North Africa. The Allies believed, including from information received from the American consul in Algiers, that the forces of Vichy France would avoid engaging in battle with the Anglo-American invasion forces (which was not confirmed). ![]() The Allies’ plans for the anti-Hitler coalition included an invasion of northwestern Africa – Algeria and Morocco, that is, the territory of Vichy France, which had approximately 60,000 soldiers stationed in Morocco, batteries of coastal artillery, a small number of tanks and aircraft, as well as order 10 surface ships and 11 submarines.
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