Battle of Marseille

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Battle of Marseille
Part of Mediterranean and Middle East Theatre and the European Theatre of World War II
(From left to right) André Diethelm, Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, Joseph de Goislard de Monsabert and Emmanuel d'Astier de La Vigerie reviewing the 7th Algerian Tirailleurs Regiment in liberated Marseille, 29 August 1944
Date 21–28 August 1944 Location Marseille, southern France 43°20′N 5°23′E / 43.33°N 5.38°E / 43.33; 5.38 Result Allied victory
Belligerents
Provisional Government of the French Republic	Germany
Commanders and leaders
Joseph de Goislard de Monsabert Veli Dedi[1]	Hans Schäfer
Units involved
II Corps	244th Division
Strength
French Army: 12,000	13,000
Casualties and losses
1,400[2]	2,000 killed and wounded 11,000 captured

The Battle of Marseille was an urban battle of World War II that took place August 21–28, 1944, and led to the liberation of Marseille by Free French forces under the command of General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny. The groundwork was laid by the Allied invasion of southern France in Operation Dragoon on 15 August 1944 by the United States Seventh Army, with major support from the French First Army.