# Operation Torch order of battle
## Overview
### Western Task Force – Morocco

Vice Admiral H. Kent Hewitt, USN
    Task Group 34.1 covering force
       Battleship USS Massachusetts (Capt. Whiting)
       Heavy cruisers USS Wichita (Capt. Low) and USS Tuscaloosa (Capt. Gillette)
       Destroyers USS Wainwright, USS Mayrant, USS Rhind and USS Jenkins
       Tanker USS Chemung
    Task Group 34.2 Carrier group
       Aircraft carrier USS Ranger (Capt. Durgin)
       Escort carrier USS Suwannee (Capt. Clark)
       Light cruiser USS Cleveland (Capt. Burrough)
       Destroyers USS Ellyson, USS Forrest, USS Fitch, USS Corry and USS Hobson
       Tanker USS Winooski
    Task Group 34.8 Northern task force
       Battleship USS Texas (Capt. Pfaff)
       Escort carriers USS Sangamon (Capt. Wieber) and USS Chenango (Capt. Wyatt)
       Light cruiser USS Savannah (Capt. Fiske)
       Destroyers USS Roe, USS Livermore, USS Kearny, USS Ericsson, USS Parker, USS Hambleton, USS Macomb, USS Dallas and USS Eberle
       Submarine USS Shad
       Submarine tender USS Barnegat
       Minesweepers USS Raven and USS Osprey
       Tanker USS Kennebec
       8 transport ships
    Task Group 34.9 Center task force
       Heavy cruiser USS Augusta (Capt. Hutchins)
       Light cruiser USS Brooklyn (Capt. Denebrink)
       Destroyers USS Wilkes, USS Swanson, USS Ludlow, USS Murphy, USS Bristol, USS Woolsey, USS Edison, USS Tillman, USS Doyle and USS Rowan
       Submarines USS Gunnel and USS Herring
       15 transport ships
       6 mine hunting vessels
    Task Group 34.10 Southern task force
       Battleship USS New York (Capt. Umsted)
       Escort carrier USS Santee (Capt. Sample)
       Light cruiser USS Philadelphia (Capt. Hendren)
       Destroyers USS Mervine, USS Knight, USS Beatty, USS Cowie, USS Quick, USS Doran, USS Cole, USS Bernadou, USS Rodman and USS Emmons
       Submarine USS Barb
       Tankers USS Housatonic and USS Merrimack
       3 mine hunting ships
       6 transport ships
US I Armored Corps
Major General George S. Patton, USA
    Northern Attack Group (Mehedia)
    Brig. Gen. Lucian K. Truscott (9,099 officers and enlisted)
       60th Infantry Regiment (Reinforced) of 9th Infantry Division
       1st Battalion of 66th Armored Regiment of 2nd Armored Division
       1st Battalion of 540th Engineers
    Centre Attack Group (Fedhala)
    Maj. Gen. J. W. Anderson (18,783 officers and enlisted)
       3rd Infantry Division
          7th Infantry Regiment (Reinforced)
          15th Infantry Regiment (Reinforced)
          30th Infantry Regiment (Reinforced)
    Southern Attack Group (Safi)
    Maj. Gen. Ernest N. Harmon (6,423 officers and enlisted)
       47th Regimental Combat Team of 9th Infantry Division
       3rd and elements of 2nd Battalion of 67th Armored Regiment of 2nd Armored Division

### French forces in Morocco

Général de division Georges Lascroux
| Division | Regiments and others |
| Casablanca Division [fr]  Général de division Émile Béthouart | Infantry: 1st Moroccan Tirailleurs Regiment 6th Moroccan Tirailleurs Regiment [fr] Colonial Infantry Regiment of Morocco III/6th Senegalese Tirailleurs Regiment [fr] Cavalry: 1st Chasseurs d'Afrique Regiment [fr] 3rd Moroccan Spahi Regiment [fr] Artillery: Colonial Artillery Regiment of Morocco [fr] Guard: I/9th Guard Regiment |
| Fez Division [fr]  Général de brigade Maurice-Marie Salbert | Infantry: 4th Moroccan Tirailleurs Regiment [fr] 5th Moroccan Tirailleurs Regiment [fr] 11th Algerian Tirailleurs Regiment [fr] III/3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment I/6th Senegalese Tirailleurs Regiment [fr] Cavalry: 1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment Artillery: 63rd Artillery Regiment of Africa [fr] Guard: IV/9th Guard Regiment |
| Marrakesh Division [fr]  Général de division Henry Martin | Infantry: 2nd Moroccan Tirailleurs Regiment 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment II/6th Senegalese Tirailleurs Regiment [fr] Cavalry: 4th Moroccan Spahi Regiment [fr] Artillery: Colonial Artillery Regiment of Morocco [fr] Guard: II/9th Guard Regiment |
| Meknes Division [fr]  Général de division André Dody [fr] | Infantry: 7th Moroccan Tirailleurs Regiment 8th Moroccan Tirailleurs Regiment [fr] 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment Cavalry: 3rd Moroccan Spahi Regiment [fr] 10th Chasseurs d'Afrique Autonomous Group [fr] Artillery: 64th Artillery Regiment of Africa [fr] Guard: III/9th Guard Regiment |

### Covering Task Force - Force H - Mediterranean

ViceAdmiral Edward Neville Syfret, RN
    Aircraft carriers HMS Victorious, HMS Formidable and HMS Furious
    Battleships HMS Duke of York, HMS Rodney and HMS Nelson
    Battle cruiser HMS Renown
    light cruisers HMS Bermuda, HMS Argonaut and HMS Sirius
    17 Destroyers

### Central Task Force – Oran

Commodore Thomas Hope Troubridge, RN
    Escort carriers HMS Biter and HMS Dasher
    Light cruisers HMS Jamaica and HMS Aurora
    Anti-aircraft cruiser HMS Delhi
    Headquarters ship HMS Largs
    1 anti-aircraft ship
    13 Destroyers
    4 sloops
    6 Corvettes
    8 mine hunters
    8 Trawlers
    2 Submarines
    19 Landing ships
    28 Transport ships
US II Corps
Major General Lloyd R. Fredendall, USA
Approx. 39,000 officers and enlisted
    1st Infantry "Big Red One" Division (Maj. Gen. Terry Allen)
       16th Infantry Regiment
       18th Infantry Regiment
       26th Infantry Regiment
    1st Armored Division (Maj. Gen. Orlando Ward)
       Combat Command B
       6th Armored Infantry Regiment
    1st Ranger Battalion
    2nd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment

### Eastern Task Force – Algiers

Rear Admiral Sir Harold Burrough, RN
    Aircraft carrier HMS Argus
    Escort carrier HMS Avenger
    Light cruisers HMS Sheffield, HMS Scylla and HMS Charybdis
    Headquarters ship HMS Bulolo
    Monitor HMS Roberts
    3 anti-aircraft ships
    13 Destroyers
    3 Sloops
    6 Corvettes
    7 Mine hunters
    8 Trawlers
    3 Submarines
    17 Landing ships
    16 Transport ships
Allied Landing Forces
Major General Charles W. Ryder, USA
Approx. 33,000 officers and enlisted
    British (approx. 23,000)
       78th Infantry Division (Maj. Gen. Vyvyan Evelegh)
          11th Infantry Brigade
          36th Infantry Brigade
       No. 1 Commando
       No. 6 Commando
       5 squadrons of RAF Regiment
    United States (approx. 10,000)
       9th Infantry Division (Maj. Gen. Manton S. Eddy)
          39th Infantry Regiment
       34th Infantry Division (Maj. Gen. Charles W. Ryder)
          135th Infantry Regiment
          168th Infantry Regiment

### 19th Army Corps (French Army in Algeria)

| Division | Regiments and others |
| Algiers Division [fr]  Général de division Charles Mast | Infantry: 1st Zouave Regiment [fr] 1st Algerian Tirailleurs Regiment [fr] 5th Algerian Tirailleurs Regiment [fr] 9th Algerian Tirailleurs Regiment [fr] 29th Algerian Tirailleurs Regiment [fr] 13th Senegalese Tirailleurs Regiment [fr] Cavalry: 5th Chasseurs d'Afrique Regiment [fr] 1st Algerian Spahi Regiment [fr] Artillery: 65th Artillery Regiment of Africa [fr] II/411th Artillery Regiment of Africa Guard: III/7th Guard Regiment Others: 1st Annamite Sappers |
| Constantine Division [fr]  Général de division Édouard Welvert [fr] | Infantry: 3rd Algerian Tirailleurs Regiment 7th Algerian Tirailleurs Regiment 3rd Zouave Regiment [fr] 15th Senegalese Tirailleurs Regiment [fr] Cavalry: 3rd Chasseurs d'Afrique Regiment [fr] 3rd Algerian Spahi Regiment [fr] 6th Algerian Spahi Regiment [fr] Artillery: 67th Artillery Regiment of Africa [fr] Guard: 7th Guard Regiment |
| Oran Division  Général de division Robert Boissau | Infantry: 2nd Zouave Regiment [fr] 2nd Algerian Tirailleurs Regiment [fr] 6th Algerian Tirailleurs Regiment [fr] 16th Algerian Tirailleurs Regiment [fr] 66th Algerian Tirailleurs Regiment [fr] Cavalry: 2nd Algerian Spahi Regiment [fr] 2nd Chasseurs d'Afrique Regiment [fr] 9th Chasseurs d'Afrique Regiment [fr] Artillery: 411th Artillery Regiment of Africa |