Objectives
The 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 control. Within the task force, Sub Task Force Goalpost was tasked with the objective of securing Port Lyautey. There were three objectives to the attack:
- Capture the beach village of Mehdiya
- Capture the fortress which secured the river mouth (the Kasbah34°15′51″N 006°39′27″W / 34.26417°N 6.65750°W / 34.26417; -6.65750)
- Secure the airfield
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“Along the journey we commonly forget its goal. Almost every vocation is chosen and entered upon as a means to a purpose but is ultimately continued as a final purpose in itself. Forgetting our objectives is the most frequent stupidity in which we indulge ourselves.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)