Operation Span
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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 Italian coast immediately following the actual invasion. This tied down German troops and prevented their deployment against the beachhead.
Reference
- 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."fr:Opération Span