Battle of Port Cros

Name: Battle of Port Cros
Start: 1944

1944 CE.

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The Action of Port Cros (15 August 1944) 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. Later that day, the combined American and Canadian 1st Special Service Force (the Devil's Brigade) was dropped by LST 32 on the main island and captured the German-held positions.

Text from the Wikipedia article Action of Port Cros, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Text from the Wikipedia article Action of Port Cros (revision 1370104099), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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