World War II - Operation Dragoon
Time: Wednesday Aug 16, 1944
Place: Southern France
Details: Operation Dragoon (initially Operation Anvil) was the code name for the landing operation of the Allied invasion of Provence (Southern France) on 15 August 1944 and ended on 14 September.
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