Case Anton

Case Anton
Part of World War II

Panzertruppen watching a burning French warship, probably Colbert
Date10–27 November 1942
(2 weeks and 3 days)
Location
Result

Axis victory

Belligerents
 Germany
 Italy
 Vichy France
Commanders and leaders
Nazi Germany Johannes Blaskowitz
Fascist Italy Mario Vercellino
Vichy France Philippe Pétain
Vichy France Pierre Laval
Vichy France Jean de Laborde

Case Anton (German: Fall Anton) was the military occupation of Vichy France carried out by Germany and Italy in November 1942. It marked the end of the Vichy regime as a nominally-independent state and the disbanding of its army (the severely-limited Armistice Army), but it continued its existence as a puppet government in Occupied France. One of the last actions of the Vichy armed forces before their dissolution was the scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon to prevent it from falling into Axis hands.