Operation Dragoon
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Was the landing operation of the Allied invasion of Provence (Southern France) on 15 August 1944.
Chronology
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August 1944: Allied operations In Southern France, 15-28 August 1944.
August 1944: Allied liberation of Grenoble.
August 1944: Territorial changes based on the known frontline of the western front of World War II in that date.
August 1944: On 29 August, the Allies captured Montélimar.
September 1944: Allied liberation of Dijon.
September 1944: Operation Dragoon encountered Siegfried Line campaign "closing" central france
September 1944: Lyon was liberated by the French 2nd Corp.
September 1944: Allied advance in Germany in that date.
September 1944: Territorial changes based on the known frontline of the western front of World War II in that date.
September 1944: Allied liberation of Autun.
September 1944: Allied liberation of Langres.
August 1944: Allied liberation of Marseille and Toulon.
The invasion of the bulk of the armies partecipating to operation Dragoon during World War II.
August 1944: Operation Dragoon landing in France started on the morning of 15 August.
Selected Sources
Operations In Southern France, 15-28 August 1944 & The Invasion Force. United States Military Academy West Point. Retrieved on March, 26th, 2024 on https://s3.amazonaws.com/usma-media/inline-images/academics/academic_departments/history/WWII%20Europe%20Med/WWIIEurope67.jpg
Pogue, F. (1954): United States Army in World War II: The European theater of operations, Washington D.C. (USA), p. 226
Pursuit To The West Wall, 26 August-14 September 1944 United States Military Academy West Point. Retrieved on March, 26th, 2024 on https://s3.amazonaws.com/usma-media/inline-images/academics/academic_departments/history/WWII%20Europe%20Med/WWIIEurope66.jpg
Reduction Of Ruhr Pocket And Advance To the Elbe And Middle Rivers, 5-18 April 1945. United States Military Academy West Point. Retrieved on March, 26th, 2024 on https://s3.amazonaws.com/usma-media/inline-images/academics/academic_departments/history/WWII%20Europe%20Med/WWIIEurope81.jpg
Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.258
Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.261
Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.269
Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, pp.249-250
