On 27 November 1942 , after Operation Military_operation Torch , the Allied invasion Attack of Morocco and French Algeria had begun Process_start , the French navy foiled Removing a German attempt to capture Conquering the rest of the French fleet ( Operation Military_operation Anton ) by scuttling Destroying their ships in Toulon Harbour .

Operation `` Marne Torch '' refers to two operations launched Military_operation by Coalition forces in 2007 against al-Qaeda in Iraq in the Arab Jabour area of Babil province .

This campaign is named Name_conferral after Operation Torch , the joint US/British invasion of French North Africa in 1942 , presumably because of the two operations ' similar thrust Body_movement in to the enemies southern underbelly .

The first operation , Marne Torch I began Process_start on 16 June 2007 , when Multinational Division Central launched Military_operation offensive operations against Sunni and Shi'ia extremists , as well as insurgents with Iranian influence in the city and surrounding regions of Arab Jabour in Babil province .

Marne Torch II was launched Process_start on 15 September 2007 in the Hawr Rajab area .

In November 1942 , American and British forces Military_operation landed in North Africa under Operation Military_operation `` Torch '' .

When planning Arranging began Process_start for Operation Military_operation Torch , the Allied invasion Attack of North Africa in 1942 , it was decided Deciding to attach Connect the 1st Parachute Brigade , part of the 1st Airborne Division , to the Allied forces Causation taking part Dispersal , as an American airborne unit , the 2nd Battalion , 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment , was also to be used Using during the invasion Attack .

Torch lighter was former road racing cyclist Rubén Darío Gómez , gold medallist at the 1961 Bolivarian Games Competition .

The battle coincided with the Allied invasion of French North Africa in Operation Torch on 8 November , the Battle of Stalingrad and the Guadalcanal Campaign .