European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 15, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                M3v v is a r x a a  a r a am is mrw i Wiss Bas " just �.�"7 s\s3 "., it Tot a Monument to the allies soars from a Park near Cavalire memorials in the Region also Honor French resistance fighters. This one is in Crosse. Tokens of thanks plaques and monuments Honor Dragoon s War heroes  a a � 4 if mar y a a % a t. S  t j1 of " sit a s \ i j v / a a Vav a a v  % a " -. 11r"-\ . I i n v 5, i.1l �. .".t. Of members of the 7th army s 45th in div Wade ashore from a Landing Craft during its assault on the area around Saint Tropez on aug. 15, 1944. Flo by de reav1s staff writer he Allied forces who hit the beaches of Southern France $0 years ago during operation Dragoon Are being honoured this week in the areas where they landed. But for the French saying thank you to their liberators and remembering their deeds is not just a three Day affair. Along the French Cote d Azur there Are 1 & plaques and monuments commemorating the second Landing of the allies in France during world War ii Here s whom they Honor and where they Are for those who would like to visit after the crowds have gone Home. 36th inf div on Highway n-98 at be dram ont near St. Raphael. A Monument of Blue Gray porphyry is surrounded by a tarred Parade ground. To the rear of the Monument is a Landing Craft propped As if it were hitting the Shore. On the Monument two Bronze plaques one in English and one in French commemorate the action of the 36th div. It is maintained by the municipality of Saint Raphael. Gen. Alexander Mccarrell Patch 1889-1945 located on place Carnot in Saint Tropez. A rubble Wall of local Stone with Cypress Trees at each end and an inscription carved on panels commemorate Patch who commanded the 7th army invasion Force. Maintained by Saint Tropez. . Army paratroops a Chapelle Ste. Anne half a mile Southeast of Saint Tropez. A White Marble plaque is fixed to the exterior Wall of the Chapel at its Entrance commemorating the meeting of paratroops and the French resistance. Maintained by Saint Tropez. 7th army Headquarters at the hotel latitude 43, half a mile West of Saint Tropez. A White Marble plaque affixed to a Concrete Wall erected by the former proprietor of the hotel commemorates the location of Patch s Headquarters. Maintained by Saint Tropez. Allied forces on Highway n-559 in the Park at Cavalire on the coastal Road. A Limestone Monument 16 feet High stands in the Center of the Park. The Monument was erected in 1970 to replace a Marble plaque. Maintained by the municipality of Cavalire. Allied paratroops on the Wall of the town Hall of la a Raguinan teens in Provence la Motte. _. _ ,. Raphael it Vauban be dram ont Ste. Max me  la Croix Valmer Cavalire is Motte the first town to be freed in Southern France. A White Marble plaque commemorates the Landing of paratroops. Maintained by la Motte. Allied paratroops in the be Mitan Section of la Motte. A Pink Concrete Shaft carrying an inscription carved on a White Marble plaque commemorate the Allied paratroops. The Monument shows a stylized Parachute and aircraft wings. Maintained by la Motte. Allied paratroops at place de la Maire in trans in Provence. A White Marble plaque on the exterior front Wall of the town Hall commemorates the paratroops. Maintained by trans in Provence. Allied paratroops in be Mitan Section of la Motte. A Marble plaque affixed to the Wall of a private House commemorates the location of the Headquarters of Gen. Robert Frederick who commanded the airborne drop of 10,000 men in the Muy Region behind German lines. American paratroops at Quartier notre Dame on the route do Muy in trans in Provence. A White Marble plaque affixed to a Concrete Rock recalls the three paratroops who lost their lives for the liberation of tans in Provence. Maintained by trans in Provence. 517th airborne co at the intersection of Avenue de trans and Avenue de latter de tas Signy in a Raguinan. A Monument of Clear Limestone is surrounded by a protective Fence with an acacia planted at each Corner. The Monument commemorates the 517th airborne s meeting with the Fri. Maintained by a Raguinan. Allied forces in the parking area along the Harbor of Highway n-98 at Ste. Maxime. A column of Clear Limestone is on a Stone base with an inscription carved in front commemorating the Allied Landing at Ste. Maxime. Maintained by Ste. Maxime 3rd div in the town of la Croix Valmer on Boulevard de la Mer and n-559. A Monument with a Bronze plaque is surround with Chain Concrete posts and Stone paving. Maintained by la Croix Valmer. Allied forces on the roundabout rond Point de la Plage on Boulevard de la Mer in the commune of Croix Valmer. Plaque on a Rock formation. Allied landings on the top of mount Faron in the City of Toulon. A museum and Monument erected by the French government commemorates the Allied landings. Maintained by the French government to avoid a hair raising drive take the Cable car. 157th inf regt a Marble plaque affixed to a rough Stone with an inscription to the 157th inf regt that liberated the town of Vida ban. Located at intersection of routes d-72 and d-48 in Vida ban in the direction of Saint Tropez. Albert Robinson this Soldier of the 517th Parachute inf regt combat team was the first american to enter the town of Dragu Igan. There is a Street bearing his name with a commemorative plaque. It. Paul Swank grave located in the Village of Quillan a route d-118 Between Alet Les Bains and Lemoux. Swank was killed on aug. 17,1944, while in charge of Anne rican parachutists with the office of strategic services 2671st special reconnaissance in. The Village is Northwest of Perpignan far to the West of the other monuments and a maintained by the people of Lemoux. Visitors to the Toulon museum examine displays of the Landing. At right is the exterior of the museum which can be reached by Cable car or a drive up a twisting Road. Is photos by Dave Casey Libere Par  troupes parachutes be 15 door 1944 a 3r a plaque on the la Motte town Hall designates the Village As the first one in Provence liberated by paratroops during operation Dragoon. 16 the stars and stripes monday August 15/1994 the stars and stripes 17