Message, First Airborne Task Force, August 16, 1944, Gen. Frederick - Lt. Gen. Patch
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Extremely rare original Operation Dragoon message, sent on August 16, 1944 (D+1) by the Commanding General of the FABTF, General Robert T. Frederick, to the Commanding General of the Seventh Army, Lieutenant General Alexander Patch.
The present document:
- indicates that 'Rugby Force' (codename for the airborne landings) is located at Le Muy/Le Mitan/Trans-en-Provence/Les Arcs;
- gives the map coordinates of the Command Posts of General Robert T. Frederick's First Airborne Task Force, Brigadier C. H. V. Pritchard's British 2nd Parachute Brigade, Lieutenant Colonel Edward I. Sachs' 550th Glider Infantry Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel William P. Yarborough's 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion, Colonel Rupert D. Graves' 517th Regimental Combat Team, Lieutenant Colonel Wood D. Joerg's 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion;
- points out that contact has been made with the 45th Infantry Division, and that the enemy is demoralized.
This is a truly unique and museum-worthy relic -- don't miss it!
https://codenames.info/operation/rugby/
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Extremely rare original Operation Dragoon message, sent on August 16, 1944 (D+1) by the Commanding General of the FABTF, General Robert T. Frederick, to the Commanding General of the Seventh Army, Lieutenant General Alexander Patch.
The present document:
- indicates that 'Rugby Force' (codename for the airborne landings) is located at Le Muy/Le Mitan/Trans-en-Provence/Les Arcs;
- gives the map coordinates of the Command Posts of General Robert T. Frederick's First Airborne Task Force, Brigadier C. H. V. Pritchard's British 2nd Parachute Brigade, Lieutenant Colonel Edward I. Sachs' 550th Glider Infantry Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel William P. Yarborough's 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion, Colonel Rupert D. Graves' 517th Regimental Combat Team, Lieutenant Colonel Wood D. Joerg's 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion;
- points out that contact has been made with the 45th Infantry Division, and that the enemy is demoralized.
This is a truly unique and museum-worthy relic -- don't miss it!
https://codenames.info/operation/rugby/