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D-day in Provence 
August 15th 1944: 
the first units of 
general De Lattre’s 
B Army disembark 
in Saint-Tropez 
and make their 
way through 
the Rhône valley 
after having freed 
Toulon and Marseille.

Three weeks later,
after a 750 km (465 miles) drive
they reach the Vosges mountains.
 
September 15th 1944: the B Army takes the name of 1st French Army (composed of 2 Army Corps). 
It belongs to the 6th Army group (US general Devers). 
 
In front of the 1st French Army stood general Wiese’s German 19th Army.

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