The Dieppe Raid
| 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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 Canada United Kingdom United States Free France Poland Czechoslovakia
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 Germany
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Louis Mountbatten J. H. Roberts Trafford Leigh-Mallory
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Gerd von Rundstedt Konrad Haase |
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302nd Static Division ~1,500 men Does not include Luftwaffe and Kriegsmarine |
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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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2nd Infantry Division British Commandos
Royal Navy
237 ships and landing barges including eight destroyers
Royal Air Force
74 Squadrons
The Dieppe Raid, also known as the Battle of Dieppe, Operation Rutter during planning stages, and by its final official code-name Operation Jubilee, was an Allied attack on the German-occupied port of Dieppe during the Second World War. The raid took place on the northern coast of France on 19 August 1942. The assault began at 5:00 a.m., and by 10:50 a.m. the Allied commanders were forced to call a retreat. Over 6,000 infantrymen, predominantly Canadian, were supported by The Calgary Regiment of the 1st Canadian Tank Brigade and a strong force of Royal Navy and smaller Royal Air Force landing contingents. It involved 5,000 Canadians, 1,000 British troops, and 50 United States Army Rangers.
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