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Battle of Toulon | |||||||
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Part of Mediterranean and Middle East Theatre and the European Theatre of World War II | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
France: 52,000 men | 18,000 men[note 1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
2,700 killed and wounded |
1,000 killed 17,000 captured | ||||||
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.