august operation dragoon forced german retreat accelerated liberation france see also preliminary effort operation sitka diversion operation span airborne operations st airborne task force '''pacific ''' class wikitable location operation date notes malaya japanese invasion malaya december following failure implement operation matador japanese troops landed beaches kota bharu philippines philippines campaign december preliminary landings batan island camiguin island north luzon vigan aparri gonzaga northern luzon followed main attack
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