What was operation dragoon

Click HERE to register or log in. Report Date: Pagination or Media Count: Allied planners initially proposed an amphibious invasion of Southern France in support of the cross-channel invasion during the Trident Conference in Washington, DC in May Allied planners revisited Operation Dragoon several times over the next twelve months, as it remained a divisive issue between the Americans and the British. Their divergent strategic goals and the limited resources to meet these goals resulted in frequent changes and cancellations, but ultimately the operation went forward.

Operation Dragoon was a supporting operation to the Allies main effort in Normandy. Initially the Allies had planned to land in the Provence simultaneously with the landing in Normandy.

However, even the massive Allied war machine could not sufficiently support two large-scale amphibious operations in Europe at the same time. Therefore operation Dragoon had been postponed. Longer-than-anticipated fighting in Normandy and the growing realization that ports in Northern France would not suffice for unloading all the necessary supplies led the Allied planners to revive the Provence plan. The troops selected for the operation were the U. Dragoon was a huge success for all the Allied forces.

It made it possible to liberate France in just a month and to cause large casualties to all the German forces. The plan had initially planned on the majority of the attack happening on the beaches so there was a shortage of fuel and travel equipment for the land attack.

The operation was almost forced to a halt in September of before the southern ports and The French railway system became useful enough to bring about further supplies.

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