16-287 Garand Picture of the Day - Le Muy, France on 15 August 1944
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US paratroopers in Le Muy, France on 15 August 1944
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Operation Dragoon (initially Operation Anvil) was the codename for the Allied invasion of Southern France on 15 August 1944. The operation was initially planned to be executed in conjunction with Operation Overlord, the Allied landing in the Normandy, but the lack of available resources led to a cancellation of the second landing. By July 1944 the landing was reconsidered, as the clogged up ports in the Normandy did not have the capacity to adequately supply the Allied forces. Concurrently the French High Command pressured for a revival of the operation whose forces would consist of a large French army component. As result the operation was finally approved in July and to be executed in August.
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517th in camouflage
Preparing for Operation Dragoon, August 1944
General Patton Striking a relaxing pose
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Originally Posted by
RichardX
2nd picture I never saw camo on rifles like this, also 'trooper in left rear is striking a relaxing pose...
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"I drove to the Rhine River and went across on the pontoon bridge. I stopped in the middle to take a **** and then picked up some dirt on the far side in emulation of William the Conqueror." General George S. Patton, March 1945
