Battle of Toulon (1944)

Battle of Toulon
	Part of Mediterranean and Middle East Theatre and the European Theatre of World War II
	; Dead german soldier in Toulon harbour, photograph by Laurence Le Guay
Date	15–28 August 1944
Location	Toulon, southern France
Result	Allied victory
Belligerents
France; United States	Germany
Commanders and leaders
Edgard de Larminat	Heinrich Ruhfus; Johannes Bäßler (DOW)
Strength
France: 52,000 men	18,000 men
Casualties and losses
2,700 killed and wounded	1,000 killed; 17,000 captured
	9,700 from Army, 5,500 from Air force and 2,800 Sailors;

The Battle of Toulon was an urban battle of World War II in southern France that took place August 20–26, 1944 and led to the liberation of Toulon by Free French forces under the command of General Edgard de Larminat.

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[Ger-1] 9,700 from Army, 5,500 from Air force and 2,800 Sailors