Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Achitungamirirwa naCommandant Secrétan, GBM I/19 yakaenda kuSardinia, iyo yakanga iri mumaoko eAllies, musi waMay 15 uye yakaita basa rekutanga rehondo mwedzi mumwe gare gare, nekurwisa nzira dzekutaurirana munharaunda yeLa Spezia, muItaly. Nokudaro kudenha kwakatanga, uku kunanga mabhiriji, njanji, zviteshi zvezvitima, uye migwagwa yakasiyana-siyana iri paItaly Peninsula. Kusvetuka kwakaitika mumwedzi yose yaJune naJuly vasati vaenda, kubva munaAugust, kumaodzanyemba kweFrance vachitarisira ku
kudzika muProvence. Basa rokutanga munharaunda yeguta guru rakapedzwa musi wechipiri wemwedzi iwoyo, uye panguva yechipiri basa, musi waAugust 4 na15, B-26 yeGascogne yakabatanidzwa pabhiriji rinobatanidza reSisteron. Nokudaro, basa reI/19 rakagoverwa pakati peFrance neItaly.