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'''Operation Brushwood''' was a part of [[Operation Torch]], Allied landings in Africa during [[World War II]].<br />
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Taking place on 8 November 1942, the landings were intended to capture [[Fedhala]] as part of a larger operation to capture [[Casablanca]] in [[Morocco]], 12 miles south of Fedhala.<br />
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Operation Brushwood forces landed in Fedhala, Morocco, then marched to nearby Casablanca.<ref name="The Sonarman's War: A Memoir of Submarine Chasing and Mine Sweeping in World War II">{{cite book|last=Jones|first=H.G.|title=The Sonarman's War: A Memoir of Submarine Chasing and Mine Sweeping in World War II |year=2010|publisher=McFarland & Co., Inc., Jefferson, North Carolina and London|page=40}}</ref><br />
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A total of 19,364 officers and men were involved in the attack. Three regimental landing groups (RLGs) from the 7th, 15th, and 30th Infantry Regiments of the 3rd Infantry Division.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Algeria-French Morocco |url=https://history.army.mil/brochures/algeria/algeria.htm |access-date=2022-06-23 |website=history.army.mil}}</ref><br />
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== Objectives ==<br />
The main goal was to capture the town and port of Fedhala. Other objectives were to silence the coastal batteries, capture the roads and rail lines around Fedhala, and move south in order to surround Casablanca.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Landings ==<br />
The landings took place on a stretch of coastline between the Nefifikh and Mellah rivers. Singular battalion landing teams landed on four separate beaches within this four-mile-long zone.<br />
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Five coastal and antiaircraft batteries fired shells ranging from 75-mm to 138.6-mm in caliber. 2,500 garrison troops were stationed in Fedhala, along with 4,325 at Casablanca. Surrounding airfields could potentially supply up to fifty fighters and thirty bombers.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[7th Infantry Regiment (United States)|7th Infantry Regiment]]<br />
* [[15th Infantry Regiment (United States)|15th Infantry Regiment]]<br />
* [[30th Infantry Regiment (United States)|30th Infantry Regiment]]<br />
* [[3rd Infantry Division (United States)|3rd Infantry Division]]<br />
* [[67th Armored Regiment]] (1st Battalion)<br />
* [[82nd Armored Reconnaissance Battalion]]<br />
* [[2nd Armored Division (United States)|2nd Armored Division]]<br />
* [[756th Tank Battalion (United States)|756th Tank Battalion]]<br />
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== Footnotes ==<br />
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