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| Part of Operation Dragoon © link |
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| 5th Scottish Parachute Battalion |
At 0440 hours this morning sixty eight years ago young Scottish men parachuted into the German occupied area around Cannes, Southern France. These Scottish soldiers made up only a part of the large assault on Southern France by the Allies, it was called Operation Dragoon.
On that morning 68 years ago as the planes flew across the Mediterranean the weather worsened. This meant that drop zones were missed and parachutists were dropped far apart across the French countryside. This left many soldiers separated, in a foreign country with an enemy searching for them. By about 0800 hours the majority of the soldiers had regrouped. They then proceded to capture German occupied villages right across the South of France with the help of the French resistance.
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| Enroute to Southern France / Operation Dragoon aboard USS LST-659 / Aug 1944 © link |
Often referred to as the "Forgotten D-Day" Operation Dragoon I feel is a under appreciated part of World War 2. This is why I have written a short film from the perspective of one of the soldiers from the 5th Scottish Parachute Battalion. The film depicts the hours between 0440 and 0800. It follows the story of one Scottish soldier left to fend for himself in the forests of the French countryside. He deals with issues of fear, loneliness and faith as he tries to avoid capture and to regroup with his battalion.The film does need some funding as I want to use props and costumes as historically accurate as possible. I have set up a Sponsume page for donations but even just sharing the page is real help.
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