For other uses, see Operation Romeo (disambiguation).
Operation Romeo
Part of Operation Dragoon in the Western Front of World War II
View of Cap Nègre from le Rayol-Canadel
Date
15 August 1944
Location
Cap Nègre, Côte d'Azur, France
Result
Allied victory
Belligerents
France
Germany
Commanders and leaders
Georges-Régis Bouvet
Unknown
Strength
800
>1000
Casualties and losses
11 killed 50 wounded
300 dead 700 captured Unknown wounded Several artillery pieces captured or destroyed
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t
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Operation Dragoon
Invasion
Rugby
Dove
Span
Romeo
Toulon
Marseille
Naval
Port Cros
La Ciotat
Logistics
Allied logistics in the Southern France campaign
Operation Romeo was a French World War II commando operation to disable German artillery atop the cliffs of Cap Nègre. The operation happened the evening before Operation Dragoon, the main invasion of Southern France. The force consisted of 800 French commandos of the 1er Commando Français de l'Afrique du Nord (First French Commando of North Africa), commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Georges-Régis Bouvet. The attacking flotilla included the command ship HMCS Prince David, HMCS Prince Henry, HMS Princess Beatrix, HMS Prins Albert and four U.S. Motor Torpedo Boats.[1]
At 0130 15 August, 95 commandos in landing craft from Prince David beached first, while the remainder of the force waited offshore. The commandos had to climb a 350 feet (107 m) tall cliff to reach their objective. Half an hour later, they sent word back that the enemy gun positions had been silenced. The main body of Romeo then came onto the beach. About 800 commandos moved quickly and were soon established across the main road between Toulon and the Riviera.[2] 300 German soldiers were killed and 700 taken prisoner. The French commandos suffered 11 men killed and 50 wounded. The force held its position until relieved by VI Corps from the east on August 15, 1944.
^Boutillier, James, A. RCN in Retrospect 1910 - 1968. University of British Columbia Press, Vancouver & London. Chapter 8, Princes Three: Canada's use of Armed Merchant Cruisers during World War II, (Fraser M. McKee), page 133
^Schull, Joseph. Far Distant Ships, An official Account of Canadian Operations in World War II. Stoddart. page 236 and page 363
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