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RED BEACH - BAY OF CAVALAIRE

German prisoners, including wounded soldiers wait for final processing on Red Beach. In the first 24 hours, 3rd Division units captured more than 1,500 soldiers mostly from the 242nd Infantry Division which was later destroyed in its defense of Toulon. At the hands of the 3rd Division, the Germans suffered 330 killed, 1,005 wounded, and 9,000 captured in the days surrounding the landings.