Operation Dragoon 1944

The story of the second major amphibious landing in France in 1944, which built upon the lessons learned from D-Day.

Operation Dragoon, the Allied landings in southern France on August 15, 1944, was one of the most controversial operations of 1944, leading to a deep divide between United States and British planners. The US objective was to threaten the rear of the German armies occupying France by ...