August 26, 1944 was one day of " cleaning "

Already the day before, while one delivered Our-Lady of the Guard, tanks, riflemen and goumiers had undertaken the release of Estaque, Rouvière, Mazargues, Perrier, the roundabout of Prado, the boulevards Notre-Dame and Vauban, Roy-d'Espagne, la Vieille-Chapelle.
In this Saturday, that continues. Pitched battles take place a little everywhere, in Caillols, in Mourepiane, on Prado, with the Roucas-Blanc, in Endoume whose garrison goes just as capitulate the fort of Malbousquet and the castle of Montredon.
A true combat, extremely dangerous, is held in encircled Borely of and point minefields of support which are defended savagely and which it will be necessary to practically face with the body with body. The African troops suffer from many losses but, at 11 hours, all German of Borely is made prisoners. They were 1 200!
One hour later, at midday, 96 arrived American bombers of Italy fly over the roads and release each one 500 kilos of bombs on the so awkward batteries of the islands of the Frioul, Ensués and Niolon.
The evening, the major part of the Marseilles littoral is with the hands of the French troops