Command of U.S. Seventh Army in the invasion of southern France
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Command of U.S. Seventh Army in the invasion of southern France was the World War II operational leadership role overseeing Allied landings and subsequent campaigns along the French Mediterranean coast in 1944.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Command of U.S. Seventh Army in the invasion of southern France canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II military role
ⓘ
military command position ⓘ |
| alliance | Allies of World War II ⓘ |
| appliesToMilitaryUnit | U.S. Seventh Army ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| goal |
establishment of additional Allied front in France
ⓘ
liberation of southern France ⓘ seizure of ports on the French Mediterranean coast ⓘ support of overall Allied advance into Germany ⓘ |
| hasCommander | Alexander Patch ⓘ |
| hasOperationalControlOver |
Allied naval support forces in western Mediterranean
ⓘ
Allied tactical air forces supporting Operation Dragoon ⓘ French field army ⓘ
surface form:
French Army B
French I Corps ⓘ French II Corps ⓘ U.S. VI Corps ⓘ |
| includesParticipationOf |
French Army
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| location |
French Mediterranean coast
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French Riviera ⓘ Provence ⓘ Southern France ⓘ
surface form:
southern France
|
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| notableCommander | Alexander Patch ⓘ |
| opponent |
German Nineteenth Army
ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| partOf |
Operation Dragoon
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied invasion of southern France
Operation Dragoon ⓘ |
| rankOfCommander | Lieutenant General ⓘ |
| relatedOperation |
Italian campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Campaign
Operation Overlord ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
advance up the Rhône Valley
ⓘ
coordination of U.S. and French ground forces in southern France ⓘ link-up with Allied forces advancing from Normandy ⓘ planning of amphibious landings in southern France ⓘ securing beachheads on the French Mediterranean coast ⓘ |
| startTime | 1944-08-15 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
open new supply routes through Mediterranean ports
ⓘ
relieve pressure on Allied forces in northern France ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Allied Force Headquarters
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied Forces Headquarters
Mediterranean Theater of Operations ⓘ
surface form:
Mediterranean Allied Theater command
Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force ⓘ |
| temporalContext |
August 1944
ⓘ
second half of 1944 ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
European Theater of Operations, United States Army
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surface form:
European Theater of Operations
Mediterranean Theater of Operations ⓘ |
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