Operation Dragoon order of battle

[1] British Prime Minister Winston Churchill strenuously objected to the invasion of Southern France, strongly preferring an operation in the Adriatic Sea.

[5] In the Alpha and Delta areas, Allied air assault and naval bombardment had either destroyed the German gun emplacements or driven their crews to abandon them.

Task Force 84[15] Rear Admiral Frank J. Lowry in Coast Guard cutter Duane Landings near St. Maxime, 15 August 45th Infantry "Thunderbird" Division Major General William W. Eagles Organic units 45th Infantry Division Beach Group

Task Force 85[16] Rear Admiral Bertram J. Rodgers in amphibious force flagship Biscayne Landings at St. Raphael, 15 August 36th Infantry "Arrowhead" Division Major General John E. Dahlquist Organic units 36th Infantry Division Beach Group

Task Force 87[17] Rear Admiral Spencer S. Lewis Major General John K. Cannon Brigadier General Gordon P. Saville[18] Air Vice-Marshal Hugh Pughe Lloyd[19] 63rd Fighter Wing Brigadier General Paul L. Williams[20] Generaloberst Johannes Blaskowitz Kommandierender Admiral der französische Südküste

Allied LSTs loading in Naples in preparation for Operation Dragoon
Lt. Gen. Alexander McC. Patch
Lucian K. Truscott, Jr. as a lieutenant general
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
Vice Adm. H. Kent Hewitt, USN
Vice Admiral Hewitt's flagship Catoctin off Southern France
Thomas H. Troubridge, RN
HMS Attacker and Khedive , just prior to Operation Dragoon, 7 August 1944
Hunt-class destroyer Aldenham at anchor
Destroyer escort Tatum underway
Corvette Aubrietia at anchor
Maj. Gen. Robert T. Frederick
United States Rear Adm. Davidson's flagship Augusta underway, May 1945
United Kingdom Destroyer Lookout
United States Light cruiser Cincinnati
John W. O'Daniel as a lieutenant general
Rear Adm. Frank J. Lowry
United Kingdom Light cruiser Ajax
United States Fleet tug Hopi
William W. Eagles
Rear Admiral Bertram J. Rodgers
Battleship USS Nevada bombarding the French coast during Operation Dragoon
French light cruiser Montcalm
Maj. Gen. John E. Dahlquist
Attack cargo ship USS Cepheus
Heavy cruiser USS Tuscaloosa
Light cruiser HMS Argonaut underway
Destroyer USS Boyle
Air Vice-Marshall Hugh Pughe Lloyd
Brig. Gen. Paul L. Williams
Row of Douglas C-47s in England
Generaloberst Johannes Blaskowitz