William Welsh (RAF officer)
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Air Marshal Sir William Lawrie Welsh, was a Royal Air Force officer who commanded British air operations during Operation Torch.
Air Marshal Welsh, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Flying Training Command, at his desk at the Air Ministry, London.
Operation Torch
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Operation Torch was an Allied invasion of French North Africa during the Second World War. Torch was a compromise operation that met the British objective of securing victory in North Africa while allowing American armed forces the opportunity to begin their fight against Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy on a limited scale. It was the first mass involvement of US troops in the European–North African Theatre and saw the first large-scale airborne assault carried out by the United States.
Allied convoys heading from the British Isles to North Africa
American ships preparing to land off Safi, Morocco, during Operation Blackstone
A flyer in French and Arabic that was distributed by Allied forces in the streets of Casablanca, calling on citizens to cooperate with the Allied forces
American troops on board a Landing Craft Assault heading into Oran, Algeria, November 1942