On August 15, 1944, Allied troops stormed ashore in southern France against light and disorganized German resistance, opening a new front in the liberation of continental Europe. Originally designated Operation Anvil and intended to support the hammer blow of the Normandy landings two months earlier, the renamed Operation Dragoon fulfilled an American desire for a lodgment in southern France that shifted forces from the strategic cul-de-sac of Italy.

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NAID: 39025
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/39025