Operation Terminal

Operation Terminal
Part of Operation Torch of World War II
Date 8 November 1942 Location Algiers, Algeria Result Vichy French victory
Belligerents
United States  United Kingdom	Vichy France
Commanders and leaders
Col. E Swenson Henry S.J. Fancourt	Jacques H. Moreau
Strength
2 destroyers 622 troops	5th company of 13ème Régiment de Tirailleurs Sénégalais Coastal defense units Armored cars from 5th Régiment de Chasseurs d'Afrique
Casualties and losses
1 destroyer sunk 22 killed, 55 wounded[1] All landed infantry captured	Unknown

Operation Terminal was an Allied operation during World War II. Part of Operation Torch (the Allied invasion of French North Africa, 8 November 1942) it involved a direct landing of infantry into the Vichy French port of Algiers with the intention of capturing the port facilities before they could be destroyed.^[2]