In the process of retreat, Army Group G lost more than half its forces-over 150,000 troops-as well as most of its heavy equipment. The Wehrmacht's Army Group G in southern and central France, weakened by diversions of its meager forces to Italy and Normandy, was quickly overwhelmed by theĪmphibious landings and forced to withdraw Instead of the bitter attrition battles of Normandy, Dragoon quickly turned into a headlong retreat by German forces up the Rhone Valley with American and French troops in hot pursuit. The French units then conducted a vigorous assault on the port cities of Marseilles and Toulon. The landings were conducted by American infantry divisions backed up by tank and tank destroyer battalions. Operation Dragoon succeeded far beyond the wildest dreams of its advocates.
Chapter 7 The Other D-Day: Operation Dragoon
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