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.
Operation Torch. Operation Torch was the code-name for the Anglo-American invasion of North Africa. It took place on November 8, 1942, on the coasts of French Morocco and Algeria, during World War II.peration Torch. Operation Torch was the code-name for the Anglo-American invasion of North Africa. It took place on November 8, 1942, on the coasts of French Morocco and Algeria, during World War II.