Map showing the United States Army landings at Algiers, Algeria, 8 Nov 1942. [Colorized by WW2DB]

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Caption     Map showing the United States Army landings at Algiers, Algeria, 8 Nov 1942. [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Algiers, Algeria
Date 8 Nov 1942
Photographer    Unknown
Colorization Note   This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors.

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Colorized Date 24 Feb 2023
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Army
Link to Source    Link
 
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 2,000 x 1,335 pixels



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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
18 Aug 2017 07:46:35 PM

Note that the main landing beaches are code-named Apples, Beer, and Charlie. This was a case of the US planners following the British phonetic alphabet rather than the American Able, Baker, Charlie.
2. David Hickman says:
12 Feb 2025 01:18:22 PM

This is a great map. Can you tell me the source of the map, other than the U.S. Army? Thank you.

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