Bizerte Naval Base
US Naval Bases in North Africa were sea ports and air base used in North Africa during World War II by the United States Navy. The ports and air bases supplied the troops of the Allies of World War II, Allies armies in the flight against German and Italian forces in the North African campaign and Western Desert campaign. Later the bases supported the Allied invasion of Italy, invasion of Italy. The ports and airfields were used after their surrender in Operation Torch. Amphibious warfare, Amphibious Training Bases (ATB) were built in Algeria and Tunisia to prepare for the upcoming invasions. Seabees, United States Naval Construction Battalions, did most of the repair work, new construction, and maintaining work at the bases. Background Algeria became a July Monarchy, French French Algeria, colony in 1830 after France invaded and Invasion of Algiers in 1830, captured Algiers. After the Battle of France, fall of France to the Nazi Germany and then under Vichy France rule, Alg ...
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