Dieppe Raid | |||||||
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Part of the North West Europe Campaign of World War II | |||||||
Dieppe's chert beach and cliff immediately following the raid on 19 August 1942. A Dingo Scout Car has been abandoned. |
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Belligerents | |||||||
Canada United Kingdom United States Free France Poland |
Germany | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Louis Mountbatten J. H. Roberts Trafford Leigh-Mallory |
Gerd von Rundstedt Konrad Haase |
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Strength | |||||||
Infantry 2nd Canadian Infantry Division No. 3 Commando Royal Navy Royal Air Force |
302nd Static Infantry Division ~1,500 men Does not include Luftwaffe and Kriegsmarine |
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
Ground forces Canada: 907 killed, 586 wounded, 1,946 captured United Kingdom: 275 commandos Royal Navy 1 destroyer 33 landing craft 550 dead and wounded Royal Air Force 64 Supermarine Spitfire fighters 20 Hawker Hurricane fighters 6 Douglas Boston bombers 10 North American Mustang Mk 1 fighters 62 killed, 30 wounded, 17 captured |
Ground forces Germany: 311 killed, 280 wounded Luftwaffe 23 Fw 190 25 Dornier Do 217 Kriegsmarine 1 submarine chaser UJ-1404 sunk |
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Infantry
2nd Canadian Infantry Division
No. 3 Commando
No. 4 Commando*
No. 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando (part)
50 U.S. Army Rangers, attached to No. 4 Commando
15 commandos attached to No. 10 Commando.