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General Joe Stilwell went to China in WWII, but originally he was scheduled as a Corps Commander to lead Operation Torch. What would have happened to Stilwell if he went to the European theatre instead?

I assume Stilwell would have commanded the US II Corps instead of Llyod Fredendall in Algeria. If someone knows different, please state so. But assuming he does not botch it like Fredendall did, what would have happened next?

IOTL, Patton - who commanded the Western Task Force in Morocco - took over the US II Corps and eventually lead the 7th Army in the invasion of Sicily before being put in the dog house for slapping a soldier and then lead the Third Army in France. The 7th Army became inactive until it invaded Southern France in Operation Dragoon. Eisenhower's friend and assistant Mark Clark would lead the 5th Army in the invasion of Italy and eventually take over command of the 15th Army Group in Italy.

What would happen if Stilwell was a successful general in Africa? Would he command the 7th Army instead of Patton? If so, what would happen to Patton? Would Clark still become 5th Army commander and invade Italy? What would happen to Stilwell after Sicily? Would he be transferred back home, or would he later command ground forces again - say by leading the 7th Army into France or even commanding the US 6th Army Group (commanded by Jacob Devers IOTL)? Where would Fredendall go if he didn't command in Africa?

Stilwell was a failure as Chief of Staff to Chiang Kai Shek. He did not build a real staff there, and he lacked the political skills in dealing with the Chinese or the British. However, he was a competent battlefield commander and knew how to fight, even if the politics of high level command was beyond him. He was also a favorite of Marshall. I think Marshall would want to keep him in command.

While I would like to think that Mark Clark would be sacked as Fifth Army commander, and it turned over to Stilwell, I think he was too politically connected to Eisenhower to be let go. Clark made multiple mistakes in Italy that should have seen him sacked, but he always got away with them.

What do others think?
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