During its request, the AFHQ submits a plan to the 7th Army for study. This plan envisages an assault in the South of France for the month of May 1944, with two to three infantry divisions for the initial assault, and a reinforcement bringing to ten divisions for the push towards the North. The beaches between the peninsula of Giens and Cavalaire sur Mer are selected for the amphibious assault. Rangers are scheduled before zero hour to clear the Hyères islands and the Giens peninsula of its...