Battle of Marseille
1944 liberation of Marseille by Free French Forces / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Roundup of Marseille or Siege of Massilia.
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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Battle of Marseille | |||||||
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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 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Provisional Government of the French Republic | Germany | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Joseph de Goislard de Monsabert Veli Dedi[1] | Hans Schäfer | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
II Corps | 244th Division | ||||||
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French Army: 12,000 | 13,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1,400[2] |
2,000 killed and wounded 11,000 captured |
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