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THU 22 OCT 1942War day 1,148Mediterranean & North Africa
On 22 October 1942, the invasion of North Africa advanced by two very different routes: a secret meeting in Algeria and ships leaving Scotland for Oran.
On 22 October 1942, the first ships of the invasion fleet for Oran left Scotland. On the same day, a small fishing village on the Algerian coast hosted a meeting whose purpose was less visible: finalizing plans for the Allied invasion of North Africa. The preparations were not yet the landings, but they were no longer merely plans on paper. ([On This Day](https://www.onthisday.com/events/october/22))
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