In 1943, during WWII, several U.S. military units and organizations were stationed in Algiers, Algeria, following the Allied landings in North Africa (Operation Torch) in November 1942. Algiers became a strategic headquarters for Allied operations in the Mediterranean and North Africa.
Well worn black crackle Zippo with a scene engraved on the front with a mosque in the foreground, a palm tree, a cactus in front of sand dunes, a sunset including the year 1943 and birds in the sky. The other side is engraved with «North Africa» and «Algier» with ornaments and the owner's name «Leo».
