{"id":69872,"date":"2021-11-13T04:00:25","date_gmt":"2021-11-13T09:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=69872"},"modified":"2023-08-09T23:54:38","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T03:54:38","slug":"heres-looking-at-you-bill-the-secret-preparations-for-operation-torch-ww2-spies-ties-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2021\/11\/13\/heres-looking-at-you-bill-the-secret-preparations-for-operation-torch-ww2-spies-ties-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s Looking at You, Bill &#8211; The Secret Preparations for Operation Torch &#8211; WW2 &#8211; Spies &#038; Ties 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0MH3vfeLkBk\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>World War Two<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 12 Nov 2021<\/p>\n<p>To smooth the way for the Allied invasion of French North Africa, Operation Torch, a massive spy operation is set up in 1941 and 42.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Join us on Patreon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory<\/a><br \/>\nOr join The TimeGhost Army directly at: <a href=\"https:\/\/timeghost.tv\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/timeghost.tv<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Get Collectibles here: <a href=\"https:\/\/timeghost.tv\/collectibles\/\u200b\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/timeghost.tv\/collectibles\/\u200b<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Follow WW2 day by day on Instagram @ww2_day_by_day &#8211; 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