In November 1942, General Eisenhower led the invasion of North Africa, Operation Torch.

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He was in command of the Allied military organization that pulled off Operation Torch (the invasion of North Africa), Operation Husky (Sicily), and Operation Overlord (Normandy).

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In July 1943, Eisenhower led Operation Husky, the invasion of Sicily, which was even larger than Torch.

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Mr Cowan, who was recovering from an operation for thyroid cancer, had gone on the organised walk with a group searching for bats armed with a torch as instructed.

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