Question: Which campaign in the Second World War lasted from June 1940 to 13 May 1943 and included the Operation Torch?

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Operation Torch: Operation Torch (initially called Operation Gymnast) was the British-United States invasion of French North Africa during the North African Campaign of the Second World War which started on 8 November 1942.

North African Campaign: The North African Campaign of the Second World War took place in North Africa from 10 June 1940 to 13 May 1943.  It included campaigns fought in the Libyan and Egyptian deserts (Western Desert Campaign, also known as the Desert War) and in Morocco and Algeria (Operation Torch) and Tunisia (Tunisia Campaign).

V Corps (United Kingdom): V Corps was a corps-sized formation of the British Army that saw service in both World War I and World War II.  It was first organised in February 1915 and fought through World War I on the Western front.  It was recreated in June 1940 during World War II and substantially reorganised in 1942 for participation in Operation Torch.  It fought through the Tunisia Campaign and later the Italian Campaign.

No. 1 Commando: The No. 1 Commando was a unit of the British Commandos and part of the British Army during the Second World War.  It was raised in 1940 from the ranks of the existing independent companies.  Operationally they carried out a series of small scale cross channel raids and spearheaded the Operation Torch landings in North Africa.  They were then sent to the India as part of the 3rd Commando Brigade and took part in operations in the Burma Campaign.  During the Second World War only eight commandos were recipients of the Victoria Cross two of the eight were from No. 1 Commando.  After the war they were sent to reoccupy Hong Kong before being amalgamated with No. 5 Commando and became known as No. 1/5 Commando.  The amalgamated No. 1/5 Commando was disbanded in 1947.

Gibraltar convoys of World War II: The Gibraltar convoys of World War II were oceangoing trade convoys of merchant ships sailing between Gibraltar and the United Kingdom.  Gibraltar convoy routes crossed U-boat transit routes from French Atlantic ports and were within range of Axis maritime patrol aircraft making these convoys vulnerable to observation and interception by bombers, submarines, and surface warships during the Battle of the Atlantic.  OG convoys brought supplies from the United Kingdom to Gibraltar from September 1939 until September 1942.  Beginning with Operation Torch, OG convoys were replaced by KM convoys transporting military personnel and supplies from the United Kingdom to and past Gibraltar into the Mediterranean Sea.  HG convoys brought food, raw materials, and later empty ships from Gibraltar to the United Kingdom from September 1939 until September 1942.  After Operation Torch, HG convoys were replaced by MK convoys returning mostly empty ships from the Mediterranean to the United Kingdom.  KM and MK convoys ended in 1945.

&quot;Rommel?&quot; &quot;Gunner Who?&quot;: Spike Milligan's second volume of war autobiography, "Rommel?"  "Gunner Who?" : A Confrontation in the Desert, was published in 1974, with Jack Hobbs credited as an editor.  This book spans events from January to May 1943, during Operation Torch the Allied invasion of Morocco and Algeria and the Tunisia Campaign in World War II.  (The preface to the earlier book states this would be a trilogy but he wrote seven volumes.)

Operation Kingpin (World War II): Operation Kingpin was part of the run-up to Operation Torch, the planned Allied invasion of North Africa during World War II.  It was a successor to Operation Flagpole, in which a secret meeting between U.S. General Mark W. Clark and diplomat Robert Murphy, representing the Allies, and General Charles E. Mast, the leader of a group of pro-Allied Vichy France officers in French North Africa, was arranged to secure their cooperation with the invasion.  In Operation Kingpin, French General Henri Giraud, code-named "Kingpin", was released from confinement and brought to Gibraltar to meet with Operation Torch commander General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Clark in order to secure his cooperation with the invasion.

Africa Star: The Africa Star is a military campaign medal, instituted by the United Kingdom on 8 July 1943 for award to subjects of the British Commonwealth who served in the Second World War, specifically in North Africa between 10 June 1940 and 12 May 1943 inclusive.

Operation Royal Marine: Operation Royal Marine was a military operation in May 1940 during the Second World War, in the Battle of France (10 May – 25 June 1940).  "Fluvial" mines were floated down rivers from France into Germany, to destroy bridges, barges and other water transport.  After several postponements insisted on by the French government, fearful of German retaliation, the operation began on 10 May 1940, when the German offensive in the west began.  The mines caused some damage and delay to German river traffic on the Rhine, from Karlsruhe to Koblenz and damaged bridges and protective barriers.  Part of the plan was for Royal Air Force (RAF) bombers to drop the mines into rivers and canals on moonlit nights but this had hardly begun when the campaign ended.  The success of the plot was nullified by the Allied defeat and the Franco-German Armistice of 22 June 1940.

Royal Naval Commandos: The Royal Naval Commandos were a commando formation of the Royal Navy which served during the Second World War.  The first units were raised in 1942 and by the end of the war, 22 company-sized units had been raised to carry out various tasks associated with establishing, maintaining and controlling beachheads during amphibious operations.  Royal Naval Commando parties took part in all Allied amphibious landings from early 1942 to the end of the war, when they were disbanded.  Operations included the landings at Diego Suarez on Madagascar, Operation Torch, Operation Neptune, the Screwdriver operations in Burma, Operation Market-Garden and the assault on Walcheren.

Supporting paragraphs: Operation Torch North African Campaign
Answer: North African Campaign