November 1942 - Operation Torch. The largest force of the Texas Armed Forces yet assembled participates in Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of North Africa. The Naval and Air contingents are depicted here:
The Ground contingent consists of 3400 Texas Marines organized in a brigade of three battalion landing teams, and most of the Second Infantry Division. The division's trains and cavalry regiment were off-loaded later in port, along with the 35th Armored Cavalry Brigade.
I thought I would post it just to give an indication of how massive an effort mobilization is for a country.