As Marseille fell to French and American control on the southern coast of France, scattered assault units of the Seventh Army converged on a narrow section of the Rhone River valley at Montelimar. The town, known since the 1700s for its nougat, served as a communications hub to the south of France and was in the path of the retreating German 19th Army on Highway 7.
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