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| Operation Dragoon | |||||||||
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| Part of the Mediterranean and Middle East Theatre and the European theatre of World War II | |||||||||
 The Operation Dragoon invasion fleet off the coast of Southern France | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 United States
 United Kingdom CanadaAir support:  Australia South AfricaNaval support:  Greece New Zealand |
 Germany | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Jacob L. Devers Alexander Patch Jean de Tassigny Edgard de Larminat Joseph de Monsabert Henry Kent Hewitt John K. CannonRobert T. Frederick |
Johannes Blaskowitz Friedrich Wiese | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
 FFI Eighth Fleet MAAF | |||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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Initial landing 151,000 personnel Entire invasion force 576,833 personnel French Resistance 75,000 personnel |
Initial landing 85,000–100,000 personnel 1,481 artillery pieces Southern France 285,000–300,000 personnel | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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more than 10,000 casualtiesTotal: ~25,574 |
7,000 killed ~21,000 wounded 131,250 captured 1,316 artillery pieces Total: ~159,000 | ||||||||
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