Operation Dragoon
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Operation Dragoon was the Allied amphibious invasion of southern France in August 1944 that helped liberate the region and support the broader campaign against Nazi Germany.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Dragoon canonical | 32 |
| Allied invasion of Southern France | 8 |
| Invasion of Southern France | 5 |
| Allied invasion of southern France | 4 |
| Operation Dragoon landing beaches | 1 |
| Southern France landings | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II operation
ⓘ
amphibious invasion ⓘ military operation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Operation Dragoon
ⓘ
surface form:
Invasion of Southern France
|
| belligerent |
Canada
ⓘ
Free French Forces ⓘ Nazi Germany ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| commander |
Alexander Patch
ⓘ
Friedrich Wiese ⓘ Jacob L. Devers ⓘ Jean de Lattre de Tassigny ⓘ |
| country |
Allies of World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied powers
|
| endDate | 1944-09-14 ⓘ |
| follows |
D-Day
ⓘ
surface form:
Normandy landings
|
| includes |
airborne landings in the Argens valley
ⓘ
naval bombardment of German coastal defenses ⓘ |
| involves |
Allied naval forces in the Mediterranean
ⓘ
French First Army ⓘ Mediterranean Allied Air Forces ⓘ U.S. Seventh Army ⓘ |
| landingArea |
Cavalaire-sur-Mer
ⓘ
Saint-Tropez ⓘ
surface form:
Saint-Raphaël
Saint-Tropez ⓘ |
| location |
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
ⓘ
surface form:
French Riviera
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur ⓘ
surface form:
Southern France
|
| namedAfter | dragoon (type of soldier) ⓘ |
| objective |
liberation of southern France
ⓘ
seizure of ports on the French Mediterranean coast ⓘ support for Allied advance from Normandy ⓘ |
| opponent | German Army Group G ⓘ |
| partOf |
Allied campaign in Western Europe
ⓘ
European theatre of World War II ⓘ
surface form:
European Theater of World War II
|
| plannedBy |
Allied High Command
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied high command
|
| precededBy | Operation Overlord ⓘ |
| result |
Allied victory
ⓘ
liberation of most of southern France ⓘ opening of additional supply ports for the Allies ⓘ rapid German retreat from southern France ⓘ |
| startDate | 1944-08-15 ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
acceleration of Allied advance into Germany
ⓘ
diversion of German forces from the northern front ⓘ link-up with forces from Normandy ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
European resistance movements
ⓘ
surface form:
French Resistance
|
| theater | Mediterranean Theater of Operations ⓘ |
| timePeriod | August 1944 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Invasion of Southern France
this entity surface form:
Invasion of Southern France
subject surface form:
Mediterranean Theater of Operations
subject surface form:
Free French Forces
this entity surface form:
Allied invasion of Southern France
this entity surface form:
Allied invasion of southern France
this entity surface form:
Allied invasion of Southern France
this entity surface form:
Allied invasion of southern France
subject surface form:
USS Nevada
this entity surface form:
Allied invasion of southern France
this entity surface form:
Allied invasion of Southern France
this entity surface form:
Invasion of Southern France
this entity surface form:
Operation Dragoon landing beaches
subject surface form:
Alexander Patch
this entity surface form:
Allied invasion of Southern France
subject surface form:
Alexander Patch
this entity surface form:
Allied invasion of southern France
this entity surface form:
Allied invasion of Southern France
subject surface form:
USS Wainwright (DD-419)
this entity surface form:
Invasion of Southern France
subject surface form:
USS Arkansas
this entity surface form:
Allied invasion of Southern France
this entity surface form:
Invasion of Southern France
this entity surface form:
Southern France landings
this entity surface form:
Allied invasion of Southern France