Today We Take Hyeres

Shortly after after the fall of the Golf Hotel, a platoon of scour cars entered downtown Hyeres. They crossed through the northern portion of town and reached the western edge. There they came under fire from several German 88s and quickly turned back toward the center of town. Growing crowds …

1944-08-21

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Shortly after after the fall of the Golf Hotel, a platoon of scour cars entered downtown Hyeres. They crossed through the northern portion of town and reached the western edge. There they came under fire from several German 88s and quickly turned back toward the center of town. Growing crowds gave the liberators an enthusiastic welcome and thoroughly clogged the streets. But it was the presence of the 88s that truly prevented further movement to the west. General Brosset decided to halt the advance and clear the southwest part of town. The 21st March Battalion received orders to attack and formed a column of scout cars, marines, light tanks, and tank destroyers. The plan was to rapidly skirt the western edge of town and cut off the Germans' expected path of retreat.

Hyeres, France

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.

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