Operation Anvil-Dragoon

GPTKB entity

Properties (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military operation
gptkbp:aftermath Establishment_of_the_French_Provisional_Government
Rapid_advance_into_southern_France
gptkbp:casualties Approximately 15,000 Allied casualties
Approximately 25,000 German casualties
gptkbp:celebrates Memorials_in_France
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_John_M._Wright
gptkb:General_Jacob_L._Devers
gptkbp:communicationEquipment Allied_communication_networks
gptkbp:culturalImpact Portrayed in films and literature
gptkbp:date August 15, 1944
gptkbp:duration August 15, 1944 - September 14, 1944
gptkbp:established Allied Forces
gptkbp:followedBy Operation Dragoon
gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse Allied_air_superiority
gptkbp:historicalContext Part_of_the_Allied_campaign_in_Europe
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Contributed_to_the_liberation_of_France
Facilitated_the_Allied_advance_into_Germany
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Anvil-Dragoon
gptkbp:intelligence Allied_intelligence_operations
gptkbp:involved gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:Free_French_Forces
gptkb:Luftwaffe
gptkb:Seventh_Army
gptkbp:landingGear 1st Airborne Task Force landings
3rd_Infantry_Division_landings
Cavalry_Division_landings
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future amphibious operations
gptkbp:location Southern_France
gptkbp:logistics Complex supply chain management
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Canadian_1st_Division
gptkb:US_45th_Infantry_Division
gptkb:US_4th_Infantry_Division
gptkb:British_1st_Airborne_Division
gptkb:US_1st_Armored_Division
gptkb:US_6th_Army_Group
gptkb:French_1st_Army
gptkb:US_36th_Infantry_Division
gptkb:US_3rd_Infantry_Division
Combined arms operations
Amphibious assault
Free French 2nd Armored Division
British_6th_Armoured_Division
gptkbp:navalFleet gptkb:Operation_Dragoon_naval_forces
gptkbp:outcome Allied_victory
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:predecessor Operation Neptune
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Operation_Torch
Operation Market Garden
Operation Varsity
gptkbp:scope Liberate_France_from_German_occupation
gptkbp:significance Second front in Europe
gptkbp:strategicGoals Secured supply lines to the Allies
gptkbp:successor Operation Overlord