Battle of La Ciotat
The Battle of La Ciotat was a naval engagement in August 1944 during World War II as part of Operation Dragoon. Allied forces, engaged at the main landings in Vichy France, ordered a small flotilla of American and British warships to make a feint against the port city of La Ciotat as a diversion. The Allies hoped to draw German forces away from the main landing zones at Cavalaire-sur-Mer, Saint-Tropez and Saint Raphaël. During the operation, two German warships attacked the Allied flotilla.
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Battle of La Ciotat
The Battle of La Ciotat was a naval engagement in August 1944 during World War II as part of Operation Dragoon. Allied forces, engaged at the main landings in Vichy France, ordered a small flotilla of American and British warships to make a feint against the port city of La Ciotat as a diversion. The Allies hoped to draw German forces away from the main landing zones at Cavalaire-sur-Mer, Saint-Tropez and Saint Raphaël. During the operation, two German warships attacked the Allied flotilla.
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Bataille de La CiotatFichier:H ...... t attaqué la flottille alliée.
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The Battle of La Ciotat was a ...... attacked the Allied flotilla.
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1 destroyer damaged
1 man wounded
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1944-08-17
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* One German merchant ship was sunk during the battle
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Allied victory
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1 navalyacht
17PT boats
1destroyer
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American sailors examining battle damage to USS Endicott after the action off La Ciotat
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Bataille de La CiotatFichier:H ...... de la pointe de Grave · Campa
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Bataille de La Ciotat
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Battle of La Ciotat
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Battle of La Ciotat
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