Action of Port Cros

See also: Operation Dragoon order of battle
Action of Port Cros
Part of the Mediterranean Theater of the Second World War

Port Cros (left) from space and Île du Levant (right).
Date15 August 1944
Location
Port-Cros, France, Mediterranean Sea
43°00′18″N 6°23′55″E / 43.005°N 6.398611°E / 43.005; 6.398611
Result Allied victory
Belligerents
  Germany
Commanders and leaders
William C. Hughes
Strength
  • Land:
  • 5 forts
  • Sea:
  • UJ6081
  • SG21
Casualties and losses
9 killed
  • UJ6081 and SG21 sunk
  • 5 forts captured
Port-Cros
Location within France

The Action of Port Cros (15 August 1944) took place during the Second World War off the French Riviera in the Mediterranean Sea on the island of Port-Cros. The battle began when a United States Navy warship encountered two German warships in August 1944 while supporting the Allied Operation Dragoon, the Allied invasion of the South of France. It was one of the few surface engagements fought between the US Navy and the Kriegsmarine. Later that day, the combined American and Canadian 1st Special Service Force (the Devil's Brigade) was dropped by LST 32 on the main island and captured the German-held positions.

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