Operation Reservist

Operation Reservist
Part of Operation Torch of the Second World War
Operation Reservist is located in Algeria
Oran
Oran
Operation Reservist (Algeria)
Date8 November 1942
Location
Result Vichy French victory
Belligerents
 United Kingdom
 United States
Vichy France
Commanders and leaders
United Kingdom Frederick Peters Surrendered
United States George F. Marshall[1] 
Vichy France André Rioult
Strength
393 landing troops
2 sloops
4,000 soldiers
31 warships
Casualties and losses
 United States:
194 killed
164 wounded
 United Kingdom:
113 killed
86 wounded
2 sloops destroyed
165 killed

Operation Reservist was an Allied military operation during the Second World War. Part of Operation Torch (the Allied invasion of North Africa), it was an attempted landing of troops directly into the harbour at Oran in Algeria.[2]

  1. ^ Atkinson, p.74
  2. ^ Roskill p.327