Fires burned more than 338,000 hectares through the province â seven and a half times the normal area charred on average over 20 years. No homes or notable structures were destroyed, but the province more than quadrupled its firefighting budget, spending $266 million.
German armies deep in Russian territory. Thus, Operation TORCH was conceived and. approved. In addition to building an invasion force capable of traveling long distances to reach. objectives in North Africa, the Allies had to cope with political complications.
In 1942 the Allies launched Operation Torch, which was a compromise operation that met the British objective of securing victory in North Africa, while allowing American armed forces the opportunity to engage in the fight against Nazi Germany on a limited scale.n 1942 the Allies launched Operation Torch, which was a compromise operation that met the British objective of securing victory in North Africa, while allowing American armed forces the opportunity to engage in the fight against Nazi Germany on a limited scale.