World War II | |||||||
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Part of Operation Dragoon | |||||||
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United States United Kingdom | Germany | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Brigadier General Robert T. Frederick | General Frederick Wiese |
Operation Rugby was the codename given to the airborne component of Operation Dragoon, the Allied invasion of Southern France that took place on 15 August, 1944.