Allied invasion of Southern France

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Allied_invasion_of_Southern_France

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Operation_Dragoon
gptkbp:casualties	Allied: ~7,000 killed or wounded German: ~50,000 killed, wounded, or captured
gptkbp:codename	gptkb:Operation_Dragoon
gptkbp:combatant	gptkb:Allied_forces gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Jean_de_Lattre_de_Tassigny gptkb:Johannes_Blaskowitz gptkb:Alexander_Patch
gptkbp:date	15 August 1944
gptkbp:endDate	14 September 1944
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Allied invasion of Southern France
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Southern_France
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:liberation_of_Marseille gptkb:liberation_of_Toulon link-up with forces from Normandy
gptkbp:objective	gptkb:capture_of_Toulon gptkb:liberation_of_Southern_France advance up the Rhône valley capture of Marseille
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Operation_Overlord Operation Anvil (original name)
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Operation_Romeo gptkb:Operation_Overlord gptkb:Operation_Anvil gptkb:Operation_Sitka
gptkbp:result	Allied victory
gptkbp:significance	accelerated German retreat from France liberated large parts of Southern France opened new supply lines for Allies
gptkbp:supportedBy	gptkb:French_Resistance gptkb:Royal_Air_Force gptkb:United_States_Army gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces gptkb:United_States_Navy gptkb:Free_French_Forces gptkb:French_Air_Force gptkb:Royal_Australian_Navy gptkb:British_Royal_Navy gptkb:Royal_Hellenic_Navy gptkb:Royal_Yugoslav_Navy gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Navy gptkb:Royal_Netherlands_Navy gptkb:Royal_New_Zealand_Navy gptkb:Royal_Norwegian_Navy gptkb:Polish_Navy gptkb:Royal_Indian_Navy gptkb:Royal_Free_French_Navy
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Task_Force_85
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5