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Operation Dragoon 1944, the Provence Landing in Photographs
7/6/2024
1/5/2025
Exhibition organised by the Département du Var and the Musée National de la Marine in Toulon, with national accreditation for the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings and the Liberation of Provence.
To mark the 80th anniversary of the Liberation of France, the Département du Var and the Musée National de la Marine in Toulon are joining forces to highlight the landings on the Var coast on 15 August 1944.
The exhibition Operation Dragoon. 1944, the Provence landings in photographs features a large number of photographs from French, British and American institutions, illustrating the preparation and conduct of this major yet little-known event of the Second World War.
Opposite: A convoy of ships carrying the men of the 1st Army Corps set sail from Naples for France in preparation for the Allied landings on the coast of Provence (Operation Anvil-Dragoon) in August 1944.
July to August: 10am-6pm daily
September to June: 10am-6pm every day except Tuesday
Closed on 25 December and 1 January
Musée national de la Marine – Toulon Place Monsenergue, Quai de Norfolk – 83000 Toulon.
Organizator: Musee nationale de la marine