1944 liberation of Marseille by Free French Forces
Not to be confused with Roundup of Marseille or Siege of Massilia.
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Battle of Marseille
Part of Mediterranean and Middle East Theatre and the European Theatre of World War II
(From left to right) André Diethelm, Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, Joseph de Goislard de Monsabert and Emmanuel d'Astier de La Vigerie reviewing the 7th Algerian Tirailleurs Regiment in liberated Marseille, 29 August 1944
Date
21–28 August 1944
Location
Marseille, southern France
43°20′N5°23′E / 43.33°N 5.38°E / 43.33; 5.38
Result
Allied victory
Belligerents
France
Germany
Commanders and leaders
Joseph de Goislard de Monsabert Veli Dedi[1]
Hans Schäfer
Units involved
II Corps
244th Division
Strength
French Army: 12,000
13,000
Casualties and losses
1,400[2]
2,000 killed and wounded 11,000 captured
v
t
e
Operation Dragoon
Invasion
Rugby
Dove
Span
Romeo
Toulon
Marseille
Naval
Port Cros
La Ciotat
Logistics
Allied logistics in the Southern France campaign
v
t
e
Free French campaigns
Africa and Middle East
Dakar
Gabon
Keren
Exporter
Kufra
Bir Hakeim
Run for Tunis
Torch
Tunisia
Europe
Eastern Front
Husky
Corsica
Monte Cassino
Glières
Ist
Mont Mouchet
Overlord
Paris
Elba
Saint-Marcel
Vercors
Dragoon
Toulon
Marseilles
Lorraine
Dompaire
Strasbourg
Nordwind
Colmar Pocket
Alps
Indian Ocean and Asia
Réunion
Crimson
Indochina
North America
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
The Battle of Marseille was an urban battle of World War II that took place August 21–28, 1944, and led to the liberation of Marseille by Free French forces under the command of General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny. The groundwork was laid by the Allied invasion of southern France in Operation Dragoon on 15 August 1944 by the United States Seventh Army, with major support from the French First Army.
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