11 Nov 1942

France
  • Italian naval infantry landed on Corsica, France in Operation C2. ww2dbase [Corse | AC, CPC]
11 Sep 1943

France
  • US and French troops landed on the French island of Corsica in the Mediterranean Sea. ww2dbase [Corse | AC]
13 Sep 1943

France
  • Elements of the French I Corps supported by the Royal Navy launch Operation Vésuve to link up with Corsica Partisans with the aim of cutting off the retreating German troops evacuating from Sardinia (90th Panzergrenadier Division and Reichsführer-SS assault infantry brigade) transiting via Corsica. ww2dbase [Corse | AC]
18 Aug 1944

France
  • USS Marblehead arrived at Corsica, France. ww2dbase [Marblehead | Corse | CPC]

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis




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