Western Naval Task Force was the name used for several groups of warships during amphibious landings in
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...
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* A force under Rear-Admiral
Hewitt Hewitt may refer to:
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* Hewitt (hill), Hills in England, Wales and Ireland over two thousand feet with a relative height of at least 30 metres
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* Hewitt, Minnesota, a city
* Hewitt, Texas, a city
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that landed US Army units during the
Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of French North Africa in 1942
* A force under Rear-Admiral
Hewitt Hewitt may refer to:
Places
;United Kingdom
* Hewitt (hill), Hills in England, Wales and Ireland over two thousand feet with a relative height of at least 30 metres
;United States
* Hewitt, Minnesota, a city
* Hewitt, Texas, a city
* Hewitt ...
that landed US Army units during the
Allied invasion of Sicily
The Allied invasion of Sicily, also known as Operation Husky, was a major campaign of World War II in which the Allies of World War II, Allied forces invaded the island of Sicily in July 1943 and took it from the Axis powers (Fascist Italy (192 ...
in 1943
* A force under Admiral
Hewitt Hewitt may refer to:
Places
;United Kingdom
* Hewitt (hill), Hills in England, Wales and Ireland over two thousand feet with a relative height of at least 30 metres
;United States
* Hewitt, Minnesota, a city
* Hewitt, Texas, a city
* Hewitt ...
that landed the US Fifth Army during the
Allied invasion of Italy
The Allied invasion of Italy was the Allied amphibious landing on mainland Italy that took place from 3 September 1943, during the Italian campaign of World War II. The operation was undertaken by General Sir Harold Alexander's 15th Army Gro ...
in 1943
* A force under Admiral
Kirk
Kirk is a Scottish and former Northern English word meaning "church". It is often used specifically of the Church of Scotland. Many place names and personal names are also derived from it.
Basic meaning and etymology
As a common noun, ''kirk' ...
that landed the US First Army during the
invasion of Normandy in 1944
* A force under Admiral
Hewitt Hewitt may refer to:
Places
;United Kingdom
* Hewitt (hill), Hills in England, Wales and Ireland over two thousand feet with a relative height of at least 30 metres
;United States
* Hewitt, Minnesota, a city
* Hewitt, Texas, a city
* Hewitt ...
that landed the US Army during the
Operation Dragoon
Operation Dragoon (initially Operation Anvil) was the code name for the landing operation of the Allied invasion of Provence ( Southern France) on 15August 1944. Despite initially designed to be executed in conjunction with Operation Overlord, ...
, the Allied invasion of Southern France in 1944.
See also
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United States Eighth Fleet
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