Southern France campaign
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The Southern France campaign was a World War II Allied offensive, also known as Operation Dragoon, that involved landings on the Mediterranean coast of France in August 1944 to liberate the region from German occupation.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II campaign
→
amphibious operation → military campaign → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Operation Dragoon
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| belligerent |
Allies
→
Nazi Germany → |
| codename |
Operation Dragoon
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| commanderForAllies |
Alexander Patch
→
Jacob L. Devers → Jean de Lattre de Tassigny NERFINISHED → |
| commanderForAxis |
Johannes Blaskowitz
NERFINISHED
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| conflict |
World War II
→
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| countryInvolved |
Canada
→
Free French Forces → Germany → United Kingdom → United States → |
| endDate |
1944-09
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| front |
Mediterranean front
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| includedLanding |
landings in Provence
→
landings near Cavalaire-sur-Mer → landings near Saint-Raphaël → landings near Saint-Tropez → |
| involvedUnit |
French First Army
→
German Army Group G → U.S. Seventh Army NERFINISHED → |
| location |
Mediterranean coast of France
→
southern France NERFINISHED → |
| objective |
liberation of southern France from German occupation
→
seizure of ports on the French Mediterranean coast → |
| operationType |
airborne operation
→
amphibious landing → |
| opponent |
German Army Group G
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| partOf |
Western Front of World War II
→
World War II → |
| plannedBy |
Allied Supreme Headquarters
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| precededBy |
Operation Overlord
NERFINISHED
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|
| result |
Allied victory
→
liberation of much of southern France → rapid Allied advance up the Rhône valley → |
| startDate |
1944-08-15
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| strategicEffect |
contributed to the liberation of France in 1944
→
forced German withdrawal from southern France → opened a second major Allied front in France → |
| supportedBy |
Allied naval forces in the Mediterranean
→
Mediterranean Allied Air Forces → |
| theater |
European Theater of Operations
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|
| year |
1944
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
U.S. 45th Infantry Division
→
U.S. Seventh Army → |
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Audie Murphy
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