Retreat Through the Rhone Valley: Defensive Battles of the Nineteenth Army, August-September 1944 Staiger Jrg
Retreat Through the Rhone Valley: Defensive Battles of the Nineteenth Army, August-September 1944 Staiger Jrg The Dragoon offensive in August 1944 was preceded by bombings and sabotage that hit hard…
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Retreat Through the Rhone Valley: Defensive Battles of the Nineteenth Army, August-September 1944 Staiger Jrg
The Dragoon offensive in August 1944 was preceded by bombings and sabotage that hit hard the German forces located in the South of France--damaging communications, railroads and bridges. What ensued was a race to retreat to the Burgundian Gate, or Belfort Gap, before they were cut off by the advancing Allied troops. The landings were then overwhelmingly successful, despite localized German resistance.The following morning a German force the size of around four infantry battalions was able to launch a counterattack, but by the end of the day von Schwerin ordered a retreat under cover of night.
Some units, including the LXII Corps headquarters, were surrounded and The Allies had all the means for a successful pursuit, while most of the German troops, with the notable exception of the 11th Panzer Division, were largely incapable of undertaking an orderly retreat.