What the records say
- When
- 15 Aug 1944
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 43.01° N, 6.40° E
- Description
- 1944 battle
- War
- World War II
Action of Port Cros
Naval battle in World War II
The Action of Port Cros took place during the Second World War off the French Riviera in the Mediterranean Sea on the island of Port-Cros. The battle began when a United States Navy warship encountered two German warships in August 1944 while supporting the Allied Operation Dragoon, the Allied invasion of the South of France. It was one of the few surface engagements fought between the US Navy and the Kriegsmarine.
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