Operation Torch order of battle
Overview
[edit]Western Task Force – Morocco
[edit]Ground and naval commanders for Western Task Force
Major General George S. Patton, United States Army, and Rear Admiral H. Kent Hewitt, United States Navy aboard the heavy cruiser Augusta
Vice Admiral H. Kent Hewitt, USN[1][2]
- Task Group 34.1 covering force
- Battleship USS Massachusetts (Capt. Whiting)
- Heavy cruisers USS Wichita (Capt. Low) and USS Tuscaloosa (Capt. Gillette)
- Destroyers USS Wainwright, USS Mayrant, USS Rhind and USS Jenkins
- Tanker USS Chemung
- Task Group 34.2 Carrier group
- Aircraft carrier USS Ranger (Capt. Durgin)
- Escort carrier USS Suwannee (Capt. Clark)
- Light cruiser USS Cleveland (Capt. Burrough)
- Destroyers USS Ellyson, USS Forrest, USS Fitch, USS Corry and USS Hobson
- Tanker USS Winooski
- Task Group 34.8 Northern task force
- Battleship USS Texas (Capt. Pfaff)
- Escort carriers USS Sangamon (Capt. Wieber) and USS Chenango (Capt. Wyatt)
- Light cruiser USS Savannah (Capt. Fiske)
- Destroyers USS Roe, USS Livermore, USS Kearny, USS Ericsson, USS Parker, USS Hambleton, USS Macomb, USS Dallas and USS Eberle
- Submarine USS Shad
- Submarine tender USS Barnegat
- Minesweepers USS Raven and USS Osprey
- Tanker USS Kennebec
- 8 transport ships
- Task Group 34.9 Center task force
- Heavy cruiser USS Augusta (Capt. Hutchins)
- Light cruiser USS Brooklyn (Capt. Denebrink)
- Destroyers USS Wilkes, USS Swanson, USS Ludlow, USS Murphy, USS Bristol, USS Woolsey, USS Edison, USS Tillman, USS Doyle and USS Rowan
- Submarines USS Gunnel and USS Herring
- 15 transport ships
- 6 mine hunting vessels
- Task Group 34.10 Southern task force
- Battleship USS New York (Capt. Umsted)
- Escort carrier USS Santee (Capt. Sample)
- Light cruiser USS Philadelphia (Capt. Hendren)
- Destroyers USS Mervine, USS Knight, USS Beatty, USS Cowie, USS Quick, USS Doran, USS Cole, USS Bernadou, USS Rodman and USS Emmons
- Submarine USS Barb
- Tankers USS Housatonic and USS Merrimack
- 3 mine hunting ships
- 6 transport ships
Major General George S. Patton, USA
- Northern Attack Group (Mehedia)
- Brig. Gen. Lucian K. Truscott (9,099 officers and enlisted)
- 60th Infantry Regiment (Reinforced) of 9th Infantry Division
- 1st Battalion of 66th Armored Regiment of 2nd Armored Division
- 1st Battalion of 540th Engineers
- Centre Attack Group (Fedhala)
- Maj. Gen. J. W. Anderson (18,783 officers and enlisted)
- Southern Attack Group (Safi)
- Maj. Gen. Ernest N. Harmon (6,423 officers and enlisted)
- 47th Regimental Combat Team of 9th Infantry Division
- 3rd and elements of 2nd Battalion of 67th Armored Regiment of 2nd Armored Division
French forces in Morocco
[edit]Général de division Georges Lascroux
| Division | Regiments and others |
|---|---|
| Casablanca Division
Général de division Émile Béthouart |
Infantry:
Cavalry: Artillery: Guard:
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| Fez Division
Général de brigade Maurice-Marie Salbert |
Infantry:
Cavalry: Artillery: Guard:
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| Marrakesh Division
Général de division Henry Martin |
Infantry:
Cavalry: Artillery: Guard:
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| Meknes Division
Général de division André Dody |
Infantry:
Cavalry: Artillery: Guard:
|
Covering Task Force - Force H - Mediterranean
[edit]ViceAdmiral Edward Neville Syfret, RN[2]
- Aircraft carriers HMS Victorious, HMS Formidable and HMS Furious
- Battleships HMS Duke of York, HMS Rodney and HMS Nelson
- Battle cruiser HMS Renown
- light cruisers HMS Bermuda, HMS Argonaut and HMS Sirius
- 17 Destroyers
Central Task Force – Oran
[edit]Ground and naval commanders for Central Task Force
Maj. Gen. Lloyd R. Fredendall, USA
Commodore Thomas Hope Troubridge, RN
Commodore Thomas Hope Troubridge, RN[3][2]
- Escort carriers HMS Biter and HMS Dasher
- Light cruisers HMS Jamaica and HMS Aurora
- Anti-aircraft cruiser HMS Delhi
- Headquarters ship HMS Largs
- 1 anti-aircraft ship
- 13 Destroyers
- 4 sloops
- 6 Corvettes
- 8 mine hunters
- 8 Trawlers
- 2 Submarines
- 19 Landing ships
- 28 Transport ships
Major General Lloyd R. Fredendall, USA
Approx. 39,000 officers and enlisted
- 1st Infantry "Big Red One" Division (Maj. Gen. Terry Allen)
- 1st Armored Division (Maj. Gen. Orlando Ward)
- Combat Command B
- 6th Armored Infantry Regiment
- 1st Ranger Battalion
- 2nd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Eastern Task Force – Algiers
[edit]Ground and naval commanders for Eastern Task Force
Maj. Gen. Charles W. Ryder, USA
Rear Adm. Sir Harold M. Burrough, RN
Rear Admiral Sir Harold Burrough, RN[4][2]
- Aircraft carrier HMS Argus
- Escort carrier HMS Avenger
- Light cruisers HMS Sheffield, HMS Scylla and HMS Charybdis
- Headquarters ship HMS Bulolo
- Monitor HMS Roberts
- 3 anti-aircraft ships
- 13 Destroyers
- 3 Sloops
- 6 Corvettes
- 7 Mine hunters
- 8 Trawlers
- 3 Submarines
- 17 Landing ships
- 16 Transport ships
Allied Landing Forces
Major General Charles W. Ryder, USA[a]
Approx. 33,000 officers and enlisted
British (approx. 23,000)
- 78th Infantry Division (Maj. Gen. Vyvyan Evelegh)
- No. 1 Commando
- No. 6 Commando
- 5 squadrons of RAF Regiment
United States (approx. 10,000)
19th Army Corps (French Army in Algeria)
[edit]| Division | Regiments and others |
|---|---|
| Algiers Division
Général de division Charles Mast |
Infantry:
Cavalry: Artillery:
Guard:
Others:
|
| Constantine Division
Général de division Édouard Welvert |
Infantry:
Cavalry: Artillery: Guard:
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| Oran Division
Général de division Robert Boissau |
Infantry:
Cavalry: Artillery:
|
Notes
[edit]- ^ CG, US 34th Infantry Division
Citations
[edit]- ^ Morison 1947, pp. 36–39.
- ^ a b c d Rohwer 2005, p. 209-210.
- ^ Morison 1947, p. 223.
- ^ Morison 1947, p. 190.
Bibliography
[edit]- Morison, Samuel Eliot (1947). Operations in North African Waters. History of United States Naval Operations in World War II. Vol. II. Boston: Little, Brown and Co. ISBN 0-7858-1303-9.
- Rohwer, J. (2005). Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-59114-119-8.