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During
World War II the
German authorities codenamed the
occupation of
Vichy France Case (or
Operation)
Anton. Following the Allied landings in French North Africa (
8 November 1942,
Operation Torch), Hitler invoked Anton. The plan updated the original
Operation Attila, including different German units and adding
Italian involvement.
By the evening of
November 10 1942,
Axis forces had completed their preparations for Anton. The
German First Army advanced from the Atlantic coast, parallel to the Spanish border, while the
German Seventh Army advanced from central France towards
Vichy and
Toulon — both Armies under the command of General
Johannes Blaskowitz. The Italian 4th Army occupied the
French Riviera and an Italian division landed on
Corsica. By the evening of
November 11 1942, German tanks had reached the Mediterranean coast.
Vichy France limited its active resistance to radio broadcasts objecting to the violation of the
armistice of 1940. The 50,000-strong Vichy French Army initially took defensive positions around
Toulon, but when confronted by German demands to disband, they lacked the military capability to resist the Axis forces.
The Germans particularly targeted the demobilised French fleet at Toulon and formulated
Operation Lila with the aim of capturing it intact.
French naval commanders, however, managed to delay the Germans by negotiation and subterfuge long enough to
scuttle their ships before the Germans could seize them, preventing three battleships, seven cruisers, 28 destroyers and 20 submarines from falling into the hands of the Axis powers.
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