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Title
Toulon
Description
Plans for the landings and campaign in southern France called for the French 2nd Corps to take the port cities of Toulon and Marseille. Seeking to exploit German weakness in the area, General de Lattre de Tassigny pushed up the …
Subject
Source
Publisher
Date
1944-08-26
Scenario#
3675
Scenario Description
Plans for the landings and campaign in southern France called for the French 2nd Corps to take the port cities of Toulon and Marseille. Seeking to exploit German weakness in the area, General de Lattre de Tassigny pushed up the scheduled landings of the French units. Once ashore, he divided his forces into two commands: one under General Edgar de Larminat consisting of two infantry divisions, some tanks and the African Commando Group; the other, under General Aimé de Goislard de Monsabert, consisting of an infantry division, some tanks and a Ranger unit. Had the Germans had more time and material, they might have turned Toulon into a formidable fortress. But their existing defenses were not very strong, particularly on the landward approaches to the city. The French attack was launched the morning of August 20th. Laminat's force clawed their way along the coastal road reducing German strong points one by one, but the drive from the northeast was stopped dead. De Monsabert's units on the other hand were more successful, swinging across rough terrain to outflank the city from the west and cutting the Toulon-Marseille highway. During the next few days, the Germans were forced back into the city. As fighting continued, the German defense lost cohesion and on August 26th the isolated German command surrendered.
Location
Toulon, France
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
Operation Dragoon was the code name for the landing operation of the Allied invasion of Provence on 15 August 1944. The operation was initially planned to be executed in conjunction with Operation Overlord, the Allied landing in Normandy, but the lack of available resources led to a cancellation of the second landing. By July 1944 the landing was reconsidered, as the clogged-up ports in Normandy did not have the capacity to adequately supply the Allied forces. Concurrently, the French High Command pushed for a revival of the operation that would include large numbers of French troops. As a result, the operation was finally approved in July to be executed in August.
Narrative Source
Combatants
German
French
Additional Information
Game Type: Standard
Board Type: Countryside
Website Access: Classified
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