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.

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Generate an image of the Southern France campaign (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.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II campaign ⓘ
amphibious operation ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Operation Dragoon ⓘ
belligerent Allies ⓘ
linked to: Allied forces

Nazi Germany ⓘ
codename Operation Dragoon ⓘ
commanderForAllies Alexander Patch ⓘ
Jacob L. Devers ⓘ
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny ⓘ
commanderForAxis Johannes Blaskowitz ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryInvolved Canada ⓘ
Free French Forces ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
endDate 1944-09 ⓘ
front Mediterranean front ⓘ
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 ⓘ
location Mediterranean coast of France ⓘ
southern France ⓘ
linked to: Southern France
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 ⓘ
partOf Western Front of World War II ⓘ
linked to: Western Front

World War II ⓘ
plannedBy Allied Supreme Headquarters ⓘ
precededBy Operation Overlord ⓘ
result Allied victory ⓘ
liberation of much of southern France ⓘ
rapid Allied advance up the Rhône valley ⓘ
startDate 1944-08-15 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
year 1944 ⓘ

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Audie Murphy → notableBattle → Southern France campaign ⓘ
U.S. Seventh Army → campaign → Southern France campaign ⓘ
U.S. 45th Infantry Division → campaign → Southern France campaign ⓘ
VI Corps → campaign → Southern France Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Southern France campaign
U.S. 36th Division → engagement → Southern France Campaign in World War II ⓘ
linked to: Southern France campaign
Army Group G → engagement → Retreat from Southern France 1944 ⓘ
linked to: Southern France campaign
Champaubert → usedIn → World War II campaigns of the French 2nd Armoured Division ⓘ
subject linked to: tank "Champaubert"
linked to: Southern France campaign