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15 August 1944
What happened on this day in the Second World War, from 1939 to 1945, with a source for every entry.
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Each day we list events from the Second World War that happened on that date, from 1939 to 1945. Every entry names its source and links to it, so you can read further. Entries are sourced and machine-screened before they go up, a subset is human-reviewed, and we add more over time.
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N France
Gen Montgomery moves boundary between Br and U.S. forces northward. 21 Army Group: In Br Second Army area, 8 Corps makes contact with U.S. V Corps forces near Tinchebray. 30 Corps overruns Vassy and continues to clear region near Condé.
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S France
U.S. Seventh Army, under control of AFHQ, begins preliminary operations to isolate main DRAGOON invasion beaches on Fr Mediterranean coast about midnight 14-15.
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Operation Dragoon begins, marked by amphibious Allied landings in southern France.
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Allied forces began Operation Dragoon, their invasion of southern France.
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Operation Dragoon: Allied forces land in southern France.
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Operation Dragoon
Ships of the Western Naval Task Force approached under cover of darkness and were in position at dawn.
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Operation Dragoon
The Americans considered Operation Dragoon a success.
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