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 ⓘ
hasMemorial World War II landing memorials ⓘ
locatedIn Cavalaire-sur-Mer ⓘ
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur ⓘ
Var department ⓘ
southern France ⓘ
linked to: Southern France
nearbyPlace La Croix-Valmer ⓘ
Le Lavandou ⓘ
Saint-Tropez ⓘ
objective establish beachhead in southern France ⓘ
secure approaches to Saint-Tropez ⓘ
operationType amphibious landing ⓘ
opposedBy Nazi Germany ⓘ
partOf Allied invasion of Southern France ⓘ
linked to: Operation Dragoon

French Mediterranean coast ⓘ
Operation Dragoon ⓘ
result Allied victory ⓘ
theater Mediterranean Theater of Operations ⓘ
timePeriod August 1944 ⓘ
usedBy Allied forces ⓘ
British forces ⓘ
Free French forces ⓘ
linked to: Free French Forces

United States forces ⓘ

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Operation Dragoon landing memorial → hasSubject → Cavalaire landing sector ⓘ