Operation Dragoon was the successful Allied invasion of southern France that also highlighted the intense Allied disagreements over strategy.
How the sheer raw power of the Allies overwhelmed the Germans.
US Third and Seventh Armies' March 1945 offensive cleared the Rhineland, pushing deep into Germany and decisively weakening German defenses before the final Allied push.
Many of the tactics, techniques, and procedures used during the invasion of Sicily set a precedent for further development in Allied amphibious assaults in the European theater of operations.
On October 12, 1945, US Army medic Desmond Doss became the first conscientious objector to be awarded the Medal of Honor.