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Operation Dragoon
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Operation Dragoon, known as Débarquement de Provence in French, was the code name for the landing operation of the Allied invasion of Provence on 15 August 1944. Although initially designed to be exec
Allied invasion fleet gathered off the coast of Southern France. The 19th Flotilla of the Royal Navy Patrol Service (RNPS), known as “Harry Tate’s Nav
Allied invasion fleet gathered off the coast of Southern France. The 19th Flotilla of the Royal Navy Patrol Service (RNPS), known as “Harry Tate’s Navy”, played a vital role in the invasion. HMS Ensay, together with other minesweepers of the flotilla, cleared enemy mines and swept safe lanes through the minefields, allowing the invasion fleet and landing craft to approach the French coast safely.
German 88-mm gun on the coast in Southern France
German 88-mm gun on the coast in Southern France
US paratroopers of the 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team prepare for the landings
US paratroopers of the 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team prepare for the landings
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny (in dark pants and shirt without jacket, behind André Diethelm in suit) reviewing troops in the liberated city of Marseille
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny (in dark pants and shirt without jacket, behind André Diethelm in suit) reviewing troops in the liberated city of Marseille on 29 August 1944
Johannes Blaskowitz
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Johannes Albrecht Blaskowitz was a German Generaloberst during World War II. After joining the Imperial German Army in 1901, Blaskowitz served throughout World War I, where he earned the Iron Cross fo
Operation Dragoon
…G, occupying southern France. Given the advancing Allied forces in northern France, the Germans deemed a realistic defense in the south impossible. Johannes Blaskowitz's Army Group G headquarters discussed a general withdrawal from southern France in July and August with the German High Command, but the 20 July plot…
Blaskowitz during World War II
Blaskowitz during World War II
Blaskowitz visiting the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Prague with German and Czechoslovak officers, 27 March 1939
Blaskowitz visiting the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Prague with German and Czechoslovak officers, 27 March 1939
Tadeusz Kutrzeba surrenders the Polish capital of Warsaw to Blaskowitz (left), 27 September 1939
Tadeusz Kutrzeba surrenders the Polish capital of Warsaw to Blaskowitz (left), 27 September 1939
Blaskowitz (right) with Rundstedt during the victory parade in Warsaw, 1939
Blaskowitz (right) with Rundstedt during the victory parade in Warsaw, 1939