What the records say
- When
- 20 Aug 1944 – 26 Aug 1944
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 43.12° N, 5.93° E
- Description
- combat and other actions in World War II from August 20–26, 1944
- War
- World War II
Battle of Toulon (1944)
Battle fought during WWII
The Battle of Toulon was an urban battle of World War II in southern France that took place 20–26 August 1944 and led to the liberation of Toulon by Free French forces under the command of General Edgard de Larminat.
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- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “libération de Toulon par le général de Lattre de Tassigny”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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