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DEFINING MOMENT

ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE LIGHTS UP
THE ALGIERS NIGHT SKY
Anti-aircraft (otherwise known as Ack-Ack) fire
illuminates the night sky of Algiers, the capital of
Algeria, during an air raid by the German Luftwaffe.
In 1942 the Allies launched Operation Torch
which retook some key North African cities,
including Algiers.
01 January 1943

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