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The mission of Operation Torch was:

1. The establishment of firm and mutually supported footholds
   • between Oran and Tunisia on the Mediterranean, and
   • in French Morocco on the Atlantic, in order to secure bases for continued and intensified air, ground and sea operations.
2. Exploitation of the footholds in order to acquire complete control of French Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia and extend offensive operations against the rear of Axis forces eastward.
3. Destroy the Axis forces now opposing the British forces in the Western Desert and establish bases for the intensification of air and sea operations against the Axis in the European continent.

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