Cavalaire landing sector

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The Cavalaire landing sector is a coastal area in southern France that served as one of the Allied amphibious landing zones during Operation Dragoon in World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II landing zone
coastal area
commemoratedOn Operation Dragoon anniversaries
conflict World War II
country France
currentUse tourist beach area
date 1944-08-15
front Western Front NERFINISHED
hasMemorial World War II landing memorials
locatedIn Cavalaire-sur-Mer NERFINISHED
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
Var department NERFINISHED
southern France NERFINISHED
nearbyPlace La Croix-Valmer NERFINISHED
Le Lavandou NERFINISHED
Saint-Tropez NERFINISHED
objective establish beachhead in southern France
secure approaches to Saint-Tropez
operationType amphibious landing
opposedBy Nazi Germany
partOf Allied invasion of Southern France NERFINISHED
French Mediterranean coast NERFINISHED
Operation Dragoon NERFINISHED
result Allied victory
theater Mediterranean Theater of Operations NERFINISHED
timePeriod August 1944
usedBy Allied forces NERFINISHED
British forces NERFINISHED
Free French forces NERFINISHED
United States forces NERFINISHED

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Operation Dragoon landing memorial hasSubject Cavalaire landing sector