What the records say
- When
- 21 Aug 1944 – 28 Aug 1944
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 43.33° N, 5.38° E
- Description
- 1944 liberation of Marseille by Free French forces
- War
- World War II
Battle of Marseille
1944 liberation of Marseille by Free French Forces
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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