A fleet of 800 Allied ships assemble for the invasion of Southern France. Navy Secretary Forrestal meets with the US Naval Command. Thousands of airborne troops take off in gliders and land behind Nazi lines near the Riviera.
Airborne forces establish contact with French partisans.
The 454th Bomber Group is briefed before the invasion. Light and heavy bombers hit German strongholds in Southern France while fighter planes strafe ground targets. Allied naval vessels shell the southern coast of France. French troops take part in the initial landings. Supplies and reinforcements are quickly brought ashore.