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The Landing of Provence
After the Armistice of June 1940, defeated, France collaborates with the Third Reich. Following the Allied landing in North Africa and the scuttling of the French fleet in the port of Toulon, in November 1942, General de GAULLE in 1943 tasked General GIRAUD, to reorganize in North Africa, a French army with American material support. The Allies imagine to fight the occupation troops by the North (Operation OVERLORD in Normandy) and the South (Operation DRAGOON in Provence). The coast of the Moors (la côte des Maures) appears then as the only place likely to escape the coastal batteries of the Toulon area.
Two months after the landing of Normandy on the 6th of June of 1944, the Allies get the green light.
On the night of August 14 to 15 in 1944, the African commandos, the first French soldiers on the soil of Provence, stormed Cape Negro, the naval assault group, the Esquirol point, the Canadians and American rangers the Golden Islands. American parachutists are dropped in the plain of Muy.
On the morning of August 15th, American divisions land at Cavalaire; for eight days, those of the Army of Africa land in a continuous flow on the beaches of Cavalaire, Dramont, Nartelle to liberate the occupied towns and villages in Var.
Go back in time and discover the town’s liberation’s highlights of Le Lavandou and Collobrières on August 15, 1944, Pierrefeu du Var and Bormes les Mimosas on the 16th, La Londe les Maures and Cuers on the 17th.
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Starting point
83250 La Londe-les-Maures
Stele of the Liberation
This stele was erected in 1970 by the association of the French Remembrance...Read more
Sergeant Stanley BENDER’s Bridge
3rd American Infantry Division - 3rd DIUS - Company E October...Read more
General Paul DUCOURNAU’s Bridge
General Paul DUCOURNAU -1910 – 1985 The 1st African...Read more
Stele of the Martyrs of the Resistance
Eugène OSWALD was born on August 14th, 1925 in La Londe. His...Read more
Fort of Brégançon
On August 17, 44, 2 days after the Landing of Provence, the 3rd commando...Read more
The Notre Dame de Constance’s fortified
From this position which dominates the village of Bormes and the plain,...Read more
The roadblock of Gratteloup
The crossroads of '' Gratteloup '' was the scene of a fight between...Read more
The Pinède du Gouron’s Blockhouse network
These blockhouses are part of a strong network of fortifications,...Read more
Roger ROSSIs Bridge
Built in the 19th century, this bridge quickly became the main crossing...Read more
Place de la Libération
It plays a central role in Collobrières. It is circled by the...Read more
Sommet du Laquina
This is where the Germans built Station 37 Telemach Y Geräte...Read more
Monuments to the memory of the French and American
Square du Plessis de Grenadan: On August 16, 2018, a new stele...Read more
Stèle des Turcos
This stele reminds us that at this place, the "TURCOS" regiments of...Read more
Commanding Officer Chief Warrant Officer HOURCADE
This stele has been inaugurated on September 14, 1941 by General LAURE,...Read more
Commemorative plaque of the liberation
In 1964, the association RHIN & DANUBE, at the national level...Read more
Monument to the Deads of the Cemetery
It is a large composition of 5 m high, with various symbols referring...Read more
The commando plaque
At the precise spot where the first African commandos landed, at the...Read more
The stele of General GIRAUD
For diving and war planes enthusiasts, this wreck located 200 m north-west...Read more
The necropolis of La Fossette
At the head of the second commando shock composed of Moroccans, Captain...Read more
The stele of General GIRAUD
The night of November 6, 1942, the small beach of La Fossette is the...Read more