Cavalaire landing sector

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The Cavalaire landing sector is a coastal area in southern France that served as one of the Allied amphibious landing zones during Operation Dragoon in World War II.

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instanceOf World War II landing zone
coastal area
commemoratedOn Operation Dragoon anniversaries
conflict World War II
country France
currentUse tourist beach area
date 1944-08-15
front Western Front
hasMemorial World War II landing memorials
locatedIn Cavalaire-sur-Mer
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
Var department
southern France
linked to: Southern France
nearbyPlace La Croix-Valmer
Le Lavandou
Saint-Tropez
objective establish beachhead in southern France
secure approaches to Saint-Tropez
operationType amphibious landing
opposedBy Nazi Germany
partOf Allied invasion of Southern France
linked to: Operation Dragoon

French Mediterranean coast
Operation Dragoon
result Allied victory
theater Mediterranean Theater of Operations
timePeriod August 1944
usedBy Allied forces
British forces
Free French forces
linked to: Free French Forces

United States forces

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Operation Dragoon landing memorial hasSubject Cavalaire landing sector