Operation Span 252536 177387833 2007-12-12T07:06:59Z Sunray 32392 /* References */rm block caps {{Campaignbox Western Front (World War II)}} During [[World War II]], '''Operation Span''' was a [[deception operation]] in support of the [[1944]] invasion of southern [[France]] ([[Operation Dragoon]]). After Dragoon had been put into operation, the landing craft and other amphibious vessels were used to approach likely landing areas in [[Corsica]] and along the [[Italy|Italian]] coast immediately following the actual invasion. This tied down [[Germany|German]] troops and prevented their deployment against the [[beachhead]]. ==References== *''Riviera to the Rhine'', by Jeffrey J. Clarke and Robert Ross Smith. (1993; 605 pp., table, maps, illustrations, bibliographical note, index). CMH Pub 7-10, cloth, GPO S/N 008-029-00213-2; CMH Pub 7-10-1, paper, GPO S/N 008-029-00229-9. "A history of combat operations by Sixth Army Group from its landing in southern France to its crossing of the Rhine." [[Category:Operation Dragoon|Span]] [[Category:Battles and operations of World War II|Span, Operation]] [[Category:World War II deception operations|Span]] {{WWII-stub}} [[fr:Opération Span]]