Part of the invasion fleet of Operation Dragoon, the invasion of Southern France, off the Mediterranean coast in 1944. (US Department of Defense / Wikimedia Commons) HYERES, France (CN) — On Thursday, ...
U.S. troops who fought and died during the Allied landings in southern France during World War II received an 80th anniversary tribute at a ceremony Friday in the town of Draguignan. Several hundred ...
MACEDON, N.Y. — Local musicians from the Towpath Volunteers Fife and Drum Corps are participating in the 80th anniversary of Operation Dragoon in France. Operation Dragoon was supposed to happen at ...
SAINT-RAPHAËL, France (CN) — Under light rainfall and gray skies, French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday praised the critical role soldiers from Africa, the Antilles and Oceania played in the ...
Operation Dragoon 'succeeded beyond the wildest dreams of its advocates' - Copyright AFP/File - Operation Dragoon 'succeeded beyond the wildest dreams of its ...
This week marks the 67th anniversary of the outstanding Allied invasion of Southern France, code named Operation Dragoon. Launched on August 15, 1944, this often overlooked Allied success story both ...