Dieppe Raid

The Dieppe Raid, also known as The Battle of Dieppe or Operation Jubilee, during World War II, was an Allied attack on the German-occupied port of Dieppe, France on 19 August 1942. The raid was generally considered to be an unmitigated disaster, with no major objectives accomplished and 4,384 of the 6,086 men who made it ashore killed, wounded, or captured. The RAF and RCAF failed to lure the Luftwaffe into open battle, and lost 119 planes, whilst the Royal Navy suffered 555 casualties. The catastrophe at Dieppe may have later influenced Allied preparations for Operation Torch and D-Day

The Raid

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  Small naval craft covering the landing
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  An aerial photograph of Dieppe during the landings.
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  British Landing craft ablaze
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  Dieppe's pebble beach and cliff immediately following the raid on August 19th, 1942. A scout car has been abandoned.

Aftermath

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  Canadian troops resting on board a destroyer.
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  Canadian prisoners of war being lead through Dieppe by German soldiers.
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  A wounded Canadian soldier being disembarked from the Polish destroyer ORP Slazak at Portsmouth.
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  Lt Col The Lord Lovat, CO of No. 4 Commando, at Newhaven after returning from the raid.
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  A German prisoner, Unteroffizier Leo Marsiniak, being escorted at Newhaven. He was captured at the gun battery at Varengeville by No. 4 Commando.

Memorials

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  Dieppe Dawn 19 August 1942 stained glass window Currie Hall, Royal Military College of Canada
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  museum in Dieppe