Western Naval Task Force
title: "Western Naval Task Force" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["former-disambiguation-pages-converted-to-set-index-articles", "united-states-navy-task-forces"] topic_path: "geography/united-states" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Naval_Task_Force" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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Western Naval Task Force was the name used for several groups of warships during amphibious landings in World War II:
- A force under Rear-Admiral Hewitt that landed US Army units during the Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of French North Africa in 1942
- A force under Rear-Admiral Hewitt that landed US Army units during the Allied invasion of Sicily in 1943
- A force under Admiral Hewitt that landed the US Fifth Army during the Allied invasion of Italy in 1943
- A force under Admiral Kirk that landed the US First Army during the invasion of Normandy in 1944
- A force under Admiral Hewitt that landed the US Army during the Operation Dragoon, the Allied invasion of Southern France in 1944.
References
References
- "Operation Torch: Invasion of North Africa". Naval History and Heritage Command.
- "ACTION REPORT WESTERN NAVAL TASK FORCE". Naval History and Heritage Command.
- "Italian Campaign: Western Naval Task Force action report of the Salerno landings, September---October, 1943.". Ike Skelton Combined Arms Research Library Digital Library.
- "Western Naval Task Force Combatants". Naval History and Heritage Command.
- "Operation Dragoon: The Invasion of Southern France". Naval History and Heritage Command.
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