WW II Gen. Eisenhower, 8 November 1942

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This photos shows General Dwight D. Eisenhower at his desk in offices in the Rock of Gibraltar, just after issuing orders for Operation Torch, the invasion of French Morocco, North Africa, 8 November 1942. Torch was the first major U.S. ground operation of World War II.

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8 Feb 1941 US House of Representatives passes the Lend-Lease Act [265 to 165].
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