Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Pana 15 August 1944, zvikamu zveparashute zveUnited States Army, izvo zvaisanganisira 4th, 5th uye 6th battalions dzeparashute uye 1st Indian Army Pathfinders, yakadonhera kumaodzanyemba kweFrance pakati peFreyjus neCannes sechikamu che
Basa rinonzi Operation Dragoon. Chinangwa chavo chaiva chokutora nharaunda yacho, kuparadza nzvimbo dzose dzomuvengi, uye kuchengeta nzvimbo yacho kusvikira Hondo yechinomwe yeUnited States yasvika pamhenderekedzo. Nhandare yendege yeFrejus yakatorwa kubva kumasoja eItaly neGermany aiva munharaunda yacho ndokuiswa pasi pokutonga kweAmerica. Twelfth Air Force Combat Engineers yakasvika panhandare yendege nemasimba emvura uye yakaisa 6000'sod runway, yakabatana kumabvazuva-kumadokero (08/26), ichiita kuti nhandare yendege ishande nendege dzehondo na26 Nyamavhuvhu. Yakagadzwa seAdvanced Landing Ground "Y-12 St. Raphael/Frejus".