What was the military objective of Operation Torch in 1942?

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Answer:

to secure bridgeheads for opening a second front to the rear of German and Italian forces battling the British in Libya and Egypt

Explanation:

The primary objective of the Allied landings was to secure bridgeheads for opening a second front to the rear of German and Italian forces battling the British in Libya and Egypt. However, resistance by the nominally neutral or potentially pro-German Vichy French forces needed to be overcome first.