Allied naval vessels shell the southern coast of France. French troops take part in the initial landings. Supplies and reinforcements are quickly brought ashore. Allied forces capture German anti-invasion defenses. An Allied LST is hit by a German radio-controlled flying bomb.
Engineers construct an airstrip in a vineyard.
The original beachhead force fans out east and west. American forces enter Saint James and capture Bern on August 4th. American paratroopers captured on D-Day are liberated. Nazi collaborators are rounded up by French patriots. Liberation ceremonies take place in Rheims.