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Breaking-News >> TodayHistory On August 15, 1944, the Allies launched a campaign codenamed "Dragoons" to land in southern France
On this day, 81 years ago, on August 15, 1944 (June 27, 1944 in the lunar calendar), the Allied Forces launched a campaign codenamed "Dragoons" to land in southern France. On August 15, 1944, the Allies launched a landing campaign in southern France codenamed "Dragoons". The German army stationed in southern France consists of 10 divisions of the 19th Army, with only more than 200 aircraft and a few ships, and about 250,000 people. The total strength of the allied forces participating in the war is about 500,000, with more than 800 combat and transport ships, more than 1000 landing craft, and 2100 aircraft. On the morning of the 15th, 5000 Allied airborne troops parachuted in Remy, 24 kilometers from the landing coast. At 8 o'clock, the Allied landing teams made a surprise landing at five landing sites more than 80 kilometers off the coast of Provence. They occupied three landing sites that day, and a total of 90,000 people and 12,000 vehicles landed. Under the powerful offensive of the Allied forces, the German army was gradually retreating. By the 19th, the Allies had captured a landing site with a front width of 90 kilometers and a depth of 60 kilometers, landing 160,000 people, 2500 artillery pieces, 600 tanks, and 21,000 vehicles. After that, the US military divided into two groups to develop attacks; The French army marched westward and liberated Toulon the 27th and Marseille on the 28th. Comment: The Allies quickly regained France through this battle News raw data sources → https://www.abtool.cn/today_detail/1neh.html 17WorldNews[2025.09.27-14:11] 访问:75
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