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1942 Allied landings in Africa in WWII
Operation Brushwood was a part of Operation Torch, Allied landings in Africa during World War II. Taking place on 8 November 1942, the landings were intended
Operation_Brushwood
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up brushwood in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Brushwood can mean: Brian Brushwood, American magician, podcaster, author and comedian known for
Brushwood
American magician, podcaster, author and comedian (born 1975)
Brian Allen Brushwood (born January 17, 1975) is an American magician, podcaster, author, lecturer, YouTuber and comedian. Brushwood is known for the series
Brian_Brushwood
Allied landing operations in French North Africa during World War II
the main thrust was at the centre in Fedala, close to Casablanca, (Operation Brushwood). Just like in Algiers, there was a failed attempt to neutralize
Operation_Torch
Code name for the creation of German extermination camps in Poland in World War II
Lazarett was surrounded by a tall barbed-wire fence, camouflaged with brushwood to screen it from view. Behind the fence was a big ditch which served
Operation_Reinhard
United States Army general (1885–1945)
command. He was assigned a key role in Operation Fortitude, the Allies' military deception campaign for Operation Overlord. At the start of the Western
George_S._Patton
American military officer
operating procedures for amphibious operations. He landed with the division at Fedala during Operation Brushwood on 8 November 1942, and helped capture
Walter_E._Lauer
Overseas US Naval Bases
Base, Operation Goalpost Fedala, French Morocco, Africa FPO# 215, (Operation Brushwood), port Safi, French Morocco, Africa FPO# 217, (Operation Blackstone)
US_Naval_Advance_Bases
Morocco: Asfi (Operation Blackstone), Fedala (Operation Brushwood, the largest landing with 19,000 men), and Mehdiya-Port Lyautey (Operation Goalpost). Because
History_of_Casablanca
Month of 1942
convinced the local Vichy authorities not to oppose the landings. Operation Brushwood was executed as part of Torch. Forces captured Fedhala and then marched
November_1942
1943 final battles of Tunisian campaign
Operation Vulcan (22 April – 1 May 1943) was one of the last ground attacks by the Allied forces of the First Army against the Italian and German forces
Operation_Vulcan
8–10: Operation Blackstone November 8–10: Operation Brushwood November 8–10: Operation Goalpost November 8: Battle of Arzew November 8: Operation Reservist
List of North African campaign battles
List_of_North_African_campaign_battles
World War II US Naval bases in North Africa
at Fedala as they tried to flee. The Fedala port was captured in Operation Brushwood. The US Navy operated a base at Safi, Morocco, similar to Casablanca
US_Naval_Bases_North_Africa
Campaign fought in Libya and Egypt during WWII
Military operations began in June 1940 with the Italian declaration of war and the Italian invasion of Egypt from Libya in September. Operation Compass
Western_Desert_campaign
Military garrison in Bavaria, Germany
assault on Port Blondin and the bridges at Wadi Nefifikh during Operation Brushwood. During the assault on Italy in late September, 1943, CPT Larson
Larson_Barracks
Axis offensive operation in Tunisia
Unternehmen Ochsenkopf (Operation Ox Head) also known as the Battle of Sidi Nsir and the Battle of Hunts Gap was an Axis offensive operation in Tunisia from 26
Operation_Ochsenkopf
1943 final battles of Tunisian campaign
Operation Strike (6–13 May 1943) was the last ground attack by the Allied forces of the First Army against the Italian and German forces in Tunis, Cape
Operation_Strike
Allied attack against Axis, North Africa, WWII, 1941
Operation Crusader (18 November – 30 December 1941) was a military operation of the Western Desert campaign during World War II by the British Eighth Army
Operation_Crusader
1942 Allied military operation during the Second World War
Operation Reservist, also known as the Suicide Charge at Oran, was an Allied military operation during the Second World War. Part of Operation Torch (the
Operation_Reservist
2026 drone strikes in Russia
Freedom-Loving Ukrainian Bird, is further poisoned by toxic ozone, turns into brushwood, changes colour and sheds its fruit." After a second, more damaging strike
Ukrainian strikes on Wildberries warehouses
Ukrainian_strikes_on_Wildberries_warehouses
1942 Allied military operation during the Second World War
Operation Terminal was an Allied operation during World War II. Part of Operation Torch (the Allied invasion of French North Africa, 8 November 1942)
Operation_Terminal
Battle of World War II fought in Tunisia
was the first big operation by the Eighth Army since the Second Battle of El Alamein 4+1⁄2 months earlier. On 19 March 1943, Operation Pugilist, the first
Battle_of_the_Mareth_Line
WW2 Allied operation in North Africa (Sep 1942)
They were put facing towards the way we were heading. Then, cutting some brushwood, we covered our tyre tracks. All the other vehicles were carefully concealed
Operation_Nicety
1943 WWII battle in Tunisia
The Battle of Enfidaville (April 1943), also known as Operation Oration, was the last major action of the British Eighth Army in the North African campaign
Battle_of_Enfidaville
1943 battle of the Tunisia Campaign in World War II
The Battle of Sidi Bou Zid (Unternehmen Frühlingswind/Operation Spring Breeze) took place during the Tunisia Campaign from 14–17 February 1943, in World
Battle_of_Sidi_Bou_Zid
Operation Blackstone was a part of Operation Torch, the Allied landings in North Africa during World War II. The operation called for American amphibious
Operation_Blackstone
Archaeological site in Syria
terrace. The roofs were supported with wooden posts, and roofed with brushwood and reeds. Huts contained underground storage areas for food. The houses
Tell_Abu_Hureyra
originally titled Gymnast Blackstone (1942) — US assault on Safi, Morocco Brushwood (1942) — US assault on Fedala Goalpost (1942) — US assault on Port Lyautey
List of operations in the Mediterranean Sea area during World War II
List_of_operations_in_the_Mediterranean_Sea_area_during_World_War_II
1917 military conflict during World War I
(730 m) towards the front line but it was full of mud and impassable. Brushwood tracks, unusable during the day, continued the route towards the front
Operations on the Ancre, January–March 1917
Operations_on_the_Ancre,_January–March_1917
Pontoon spans over the ancient Dardanelles
passage of small boats. Wooden planks were laid across the cables, and brushwood and soil used to cover the planks and form a dirt roadway. Screens were
Xerxes's_pontoon_bridges
Covered fire for producing charcoal
of beech wood around the heart Pile with various layers (wood, spruce brushwood (Fichtenreisig), grass sods) Lighting of a charcoal pile by honorary guests
Charcoal_pile
Series of battles in Tunisia during the Second World War
Tunisia, after their defeat in the Western Desert and the success of Operation Torch, massive supply interdiction efforts and Allied assaults from east
Tunisian_campaign
Major military campaign of WWII fought in North Africa
deserts (Western Desert campaign, Desert War), in Morocco and Algeria (Operation Torch), and in Tunisia (Tunisia campaign). The Allied war effort was dominated
North_African_campaign
Bundle of wood used for support or path construction
A fascine (pronounced /fəˈsiːn/) is a rough bundle of brushwood or other material used for strengthening an earthen structure, or making a path across
Fascine
Battle during Operation Torch
attack was a part of the objectives of the Western task force as part of Operation Torch, a large Allied landing to seize control of North Africa from German
Battle_of_Port_Lyautey
Traditional Ukrainian countryside house
traditional Ukrainian countryside dwelling. A house made of clay, raw brick or brushwood (for the roof), plastered with clay mixed with manure or any other organic
Mazanka
Naval engagements in WWII (Nov 1942)
22 June 1940 at Compiègne. The last stages of the battle consisted of operations by German U-boats which had reached the area the same day the French troops
Naval_Battle_of_Casablanca
Modified tanks first used in the Normandy Landings
during the amphibious landing. Fascine: A bundle of wooden poles or rough brushwood lashed together with wires carried in front of the tank that could be
Hobart's_Funnies
Type of floating bridge
fastened them above. When this was done, they carried on brushwood, and having set the brushwood also in place, they carried on to it earth; and when they
Pontoon_bridge
Intentional inundation of Walcheren
of the Nolledijk breach in Vlissingen. A brushwood fascine in the foreground Laborers preparing a brushwood fascine; in the background obstacles for landingcraft
Inundation_of_Walcheren
German general
road. Most of the tanks can't cross this land infested with hedges and brushwood. Long queues form behind them. Precious time is lost. The Panzer IV have
Gerhard_von_Schwerin
YouTube channel
MatPat (Matthew Patrick) from the channel "The Game Theorists", Brian Brushwood from the channel The Modern Rogue, and Zack Nelson from the channel JerryRigEverything
TKOR
Historic military fort in England; intelligence service facility
fort, which consisted of a 6 feet (1.8 m) thick earth bank, supported by brushwood fascines. So poor was the structure that the tents of the billeted soldiers
Fort_Monckton
Castle in Azraq, Zarqa Governorate, Jordan
its southern gate-tower, and set my six Haurani boys...to cover with brushwood, palm-branches, and clay the ancient split stone rafters, which stood
Qasr_al-Azraq
Conflict in World War II
The Battle of Wadi Akarit (Operation Scipio) was an Allied attack from 6 to 7 April 1943, to dislodge Axis forces from positions along the Wadi Akarit
Battle_of_Wadi_Akarit
Vehicles based on the Soviet T-26 light tank
sweeps, equipment for swimming, snorkels for deep fording, wooden and brushwood fascines for trench crossing, special extra-wide swamp tracks and mats
T-26_variants
Dam in Netherlands
The inland side is heavy stone; the seaward side is boulder clay with brushwood mattresses above, weighed down by basalt boulders and old concrete. Previous
Afsluitdijk
occurred on 15 February 1981, when a wolf entered a yard bordered by brushwood and attacked a young boy. The boy's cries attracted several people, who
Wolves_of_Hazaribagh
Part of the Tunisia Campaign of World War II
along the coast of French Morocco and Algeria on November 8, 1942, during Operation Torch. This came only days after the breakthrough of the British Eighth
Battle_of_Kasserine_Pass
Annual Halloween event at Universal Studios theme parks
Skoolhouse Streets of Blood: Body Collectors Bill & Ted Meet Hellboy Brian Brushwood The Rocky Horror Picture Show: A Tribute 2009 Halloween Horror Nights
Universal's Halloween Horror Nights
Universal's_Halloween_Horror_Nights
Cross dyke built as a Scotland-England border mark
within the Scotsdike Plantation was largely intact, but tree felling operations, such as the laying down of temporary railway lines on top of the dike
Scots'_Dike
Basin drained to allow work on a vessel
the hull would bed itself in and remain upright at low tide. A timber, brushwood and clay wall was then built up around the hull. The first early modern
Dry_dock
US government communication complex in Virginia, US
Communications Tower (also known as Site E). Station B also houses the Brushwood conference facility, constructed in the 1990s. According to Edward Snowden
Warrenton_Training_Center
Village in South Yorkshire, England
Nostell Priory, 1259–66) and the Old Norse word kjarr, denoting a marsh or brushwood. From the late 18th century, Elsecar was transformed into an 'industrial
Elsecar
Parapsychology hoax
Brushwood, Brian (2023). "Project Alpha". World's Greatest Con (Podcast). Retrieved May 28, 2025. Gillespie, Nick (May 21, 2025). "Brian Brushwood: Why
Project_Alpha_(hoax)
Type of thermographic camera
heat-sensing camera to discover Bourque's heat signature in the deep brushwoods at midnight. During 2015 Baltimore protests, the FBI conducted 10 aerial
Forward-looking_infrared
offensives to break through to Tobruk – Operation Brevity and Operation Battleaxe. British Eighth Army launched Operation Crusader in November 1941 to relieve
Military history of Italy during World War II
Military_history_of_Italy_during_World_War_II
1762 capture of Spanish-held Havana by the British during the Seven Years' War
did the British command realise how strong the Morro was, surrounded by brushwood and protected by a large ditch. With the arrival of their siege train
Siege_of_Havana
public holidays. Occasional lineside fires caused by sparks igniting brushwood have been acclaimed as adding to the experience. Waters, P. West of Minas
Estrada de Ferro Oeste de Minas
Estrada_de_Ferro_Oeste_de_Minas
Ancient Mesopotamian ritual
include the pit pî stage, but instead introduce a burnt offering of a brushwood fire, lamentations recited by a kalû-priest and the presence of the monarch
Mîs-pî
Person who cleans chimneys
a wide brush down the chimney. In a narrow flue, a bag of bricks and brushwood would be dropped down the chimney. But in longer flues climbing boys were
Chimney_sweep
Canadian conservationist (1865–1944)
Miner's first experiments with conservation took the form of erecting brushwood shelters and providing grain to bobwhite quail, which seemed to have difficulty
Jack_Miner
1943 battle of World War II
leading south out of the interior plains to the coastal plain. Another operation by the Rangers raided an Italian position and took 200 prisoners on the
Battle_of_El_Guettar
Municipality in South Governorate, Lebanon
sea-coast. Gardens of olives, palms, pomegranates, figs, and arable land; brushwood to the east. Two springs with plentiful supply of water." In 1978 UNIFIL
An-Naqoura
Brazilian bandit leader (1897–1938)
trousers, to protect them from the thorns of the caatinga, the dry shrub and brushwood typical of the dry hinterland of Brazil's Northeast. The police and soldiers
Lampião
U.S. national park located in West Texas, bordering Mexico
constructed an adobe house, a stone bathhouse, and bathing shelters made of brushwood. Later in 1927, they rebuilt the bathhouse and built a store and a motor
Big_Bend_National_Park
Municipality in Saxony, Germany
that of Crostau, is derived from the Old Slavic word chróst, meaning “brushwood,” “thicket,” or “shrubbery.” This is reflected in the Upper Sorbian word
Crostwitz
Battle on the Western Front during the First World War
The road from Authuille to Thiepval was repaired and hidden behind a brushwood screen, which enabled supplies to be moved up and wounded to be brought
Battle_of_Thiepval_Ridge
Town in South Australia
is derived from the aboriginal word tentunola, which means boxwood / brushwood hill or camp. Tantanoola was originally named 'Lucieton' by Governor Jervois
Tantanoola,_South_Australia
WW2 battle in occupied Tunisia (Apr 1943)
Campaign of World War II from 21 to 26 April 1943. The battle, part of Operation Vulcan, was fought for control over the heights of Djebel el Ahmera and
Battle_of_Longstop_Hill
Municipality in Lebanon
is occupied by about forty Moslems. The ground around is covered with brushwood, and is uncultivated. There are ten cisterns for water. They further noted:
Shamaa
Town in New South Wales, Australia
local Aboriginal language name Barago, meaning cripple, thick scrub, or brushwood. The earliest reference to Barago was noted as by George Caley in a letter
Bargo,_New_South_Wales
6th & 5th century BC wars between Rome and the Sabines
after midnight. The Sabines were allowed to fill the ditch and throw up brushwood ramps over the wall into a camp that seemed all too still. In hindsight
Roman–Sabine_wars
Action of the American Civil War
engineers had to construct almost a mile of corduroy road made of bundles of brushwood to keep the guns from sinking into the swamp. While offloading proceeded
Siege_of_Fort_Pulaski
1942 battle in Tunisia
1942 during the Second World War. Once French opposition to the Allied Operation Torch landings had ceased in mid-November, the Allies made a rapid advance
Run_for_Tunis
Accumulation of partially decayed vegetation
had to float the tracks on a multi-thousand-ton mattress of tree roots, brushwood, earth and ash. Wales has over 70,000 hectares of peatlands. Most of it
Peat
Campaign of the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I
1 kilometre a day), 203 miles of metalled road, 86 miles of wire and brushwood roads and 300 miles of water pipeline had been constructed. The pipeline
Sinai_and_Palestine_campaign
Municipality in Nueva Ecija, Philippines
of the Esguerra brothers, led the clearing of the vast grasslands and brushwood with his brothers and the locals, subsequently cultivating the area with
Licab
Old method of calcining limestone
the principal fuel used to keep the lime-kiln burning was the dried brushwood of prickly burnet (Sarcopoterium spinosum) and savory (Satureja thymbra)
Limepit
Distinction of types of river plain in the Indo-Gangetic region
the last eight harvests. Jangal is any uncultivated land covered with brushwood and small trees. Whereas Bir land means a nature reserve. Abadi is any
Khadir_and_Bangar
Australian sportswoman and educationalist
and when, a little way only from it, her attention was caught by some brushwood and dry grass which she thought might harbour snakes. She accordingly
Lily_Poulett-Harris
Medical fraud
ISBN 0-85117-191-5 James Randi debunks "psychic surgery" Turkish Television Brian Brushwood debunks psychic surgery Unconventional therapies - Psychic Surgery — overview
Psychic_surgery
Country house in Kent, England
airstrike or commando raid. As a precaution the lakes were covered with brushwood to make the house less identifiable from the air. A rare visit to Chartwell
Chartwell
American engineer (1849–1929)
land from the Family of Charles F. Brush. The donated tract is known as Brushwood. USS Brush (DD-745) 1943-1969 (then Taiwan's Hsiang Yang until scrapped
Charles_F._Brush
German-occupied Norway. Finland accepted, weapons deals were made, and military co-operation began in December 1940. Hostilities resumed in June 1941 with the start
History_of_Finland
Region in Portugal
Lagos and Portimão, covering 1,700 hectares with a mix of habitats of brushwood, forest and agricultural land, comprising the estuary, dunes, marshes
Algarve
City in New South Wales, Australia
and District Historical Society. Wagga Wagga City Council took over its operations in the late 1990s and it now operates at two sites. The Historic Council
Wagga_Wagga
18th-century Spanish mission in Baja California, Mexico
area and further inland as well as watercress, chia, mangrove, cattail, brushwood, a few isolated pines, yucca, mesquite, sycamores, chamomile, willows
Misión San Miguel Arcángel de la Frontera
Misión_San_Miguel_Arcángel_de_la_Frontera
Royal Park in London, England
of 12 (old) pence a day, pasture for four horses, and the use of the brushwood – later holders of that office were known as "Ranger". Charles's decision
Richmond_Park
Allied victory over the Ottomans in WWI
1917, 203 miles (327 km) of metalled road, 86 miles (138 km) of wire-and-brushwood roads and 300 miles (480 km) of water pipeline had been constructed, and
Battle_of_Beersheba_(1917)
Navy of Ancient Carthage
Carthaginians used fire ships against the Roman ships canoes filled with brushwood, tow, resin and sulphur. Ancient authors unanimously attest to the tactical
Carthaginian_Navy
1943 military conflict in Sedjenane, Tunisia
invasion of North Africa in World War II. Following the initial landings of Operation Torch, the Allied run for Tunis was halted by German paratroops (operating
Battle_of_Sedjenane
Island off the coast of Western Australia
of the South-land; this island has high mountains, with a good deal of brushwood and many thornbushes, so that it is hard to go over; here certain animals
Rottnest_Island
Atoll in the south Pacific Ocean
Company Limited. Evans remained as the superintendent of the company's operations in the Pacific. In 1867, Captain Handley B. Sterndale was engaged by the
Suwarrow
Village and parish in Hampshire, England
name from the River Hamble; the Rice is the Old English hrīs meaning 'brushwood' or perhaps by extension 'scrubland', and of which the modern form is
Hamble-le-Rice
19th-century Gothic Revival castle in Tongwynlais, Wales
scholarly work about the castle. The ruins were covered in rubble, ivy, brushwood and weeds; the keep had been largely destroyed and the gatehouse was so
Castell_Coch
18th-century Spanish mission in Baja California, Mexico
near the site would have been chamomile, ceanothus, yucca, mesquite, brushwood, oak, and juniper. The animals and birds that lived in the region were
Misión_San_Vicente_Ferrer
German air raid against Fort Lamy in Chad in 1942
post for the Capture of Kufra, operations against the Kufra oasis group. Sonderkommando Blaich had been conducting operations from an airfield at Hun 400 mi
Sonderkommando_Blaich
Settlement in Greece
The deposits were estimated at 300,000 tons in 1947. It used coal and brushwood as well as trunk wood to fuel its kilns. The Yerakini mines, about 3 km
Gerakini
Dwelling on a pasture high in the hills
waterfall, Where we were resting. In the bothy of the dalliance, With a brushwood screen for door. My mouth placed on your fragrant mouth, And my hand would
Shieling
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