Case Anton

November 10–27, 1942

Result German and Italian victory

German and Italian troops occupied the zone of France ruled by the Vichy government after the Allied landings in North Africa. The French fleet scuttled itself at Toulon to avoid capture.

Overview Contemporaries

Nazi Germany

Vichy France

Germany

Italy

Vichy France

Johannes Blaskowitz military commander

Philippe Pétain military commander

Pierre Laval belligerent leader

Strength and losses

Strength: 50,000

Units

I Army Corps (Italy) II SS Panzer Corps 159th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) 327th Infantry Division 328th Infantry Division 330th Infantry Division

Battles and events 1

Scuttling of the French fleet at Toulon November 27, 1942