Operation 'Anvil', launched on August 15th 1944 between Cannes and Toulon, after the capture of Rome had realeased several forces.

My question is: was it worth it? Did it contribute to accelerate the German débâcle at Normandy? Did it affect the Allied push and momentum at Italy —imagining that there was in fact a momentum, completely lost by Clark's capture of Rome? [img]graemlins/no.gif[/img]

I'm curious about it.

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