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 ~ NORTH AFRICA - 8th to 12th Nov 1942 Operation Torch-the invasion of North Africa. Churchill and his military advisers were concerned to remove the Vichy French authorities from the territories they controlled on the North African coast before they fell into German hands.ORTH AFRICA - 8th to 12th Nov 1942. Operation Torch-the invasion of North Africa. Churchill and his military advisers were concerned to remove the Vichy French authorities from the territories they controlled on the North African coast before they fell into German hands.