(...) and when are Delta(ssssh!) gonna say thanks for our SAS teaching them all they know Never EVER EVER !
Not only is this an important event in Canadian and British military history, I believe it was the first time US Forces fought on the European Mainland in WW2. US Ranger SGT Alex Szima accepts a light for his cigarette from SGT A "Bunny Austin" in one of the classic photographs of the war in Europe .Towering over the group is CPL Bill Brady with the face of SGT Kenneth Stempson partially concealed. From Will Fowlers The Commandos at Dieppe
Having looked throught he posts on here I can offer that in 2000 there were two Survivors from the US Army Rangers Alex Szima and one other the book mentioned by Phil is proving a goldmine of information
Where is that located ? I missed that one back in 2007 . My memory is that it was somewhere down near where the Casino was on the right hand side of the Beach, but I wouldn't bet the farm on it. There were a number along the same wall. This was one of them. I'll post the others and maybe it will jog someone else's memory. I've included the next image I took which was, I believe, from a spot near the end of the wall that these plaques were on. And I have shots of the monuments that are at the base of this wall in the picture on the right if anyone wants to see them. Thanks for enlarging, Owen. I don't know how to take it from a jpg on my HD to the clipboard to paste it here. Glad you do. cheers, phil
I clicked it still tiny. i got bad eyes LOL One of the tricks these old eyes use after clicking on the photo is to use IE's enlarging tool on the bottom right to make it go up to 400%. Helps to see a bit. There are other tools as well, I am sure. cheers, phil
Just click on the thumbnail once , it comes up with details of the image, including the %age size of it. Simply click on it again & icon with + sign appears, click a 3rd time it goes to full size.
My memory is that it was somewhere down near where the Casino was on the right hand side of the Beach, but I wouldn't bet the farm on it. There were a number along the same wall. This was one of them. I'll post the others and maybe it will jog someone else's memory. I've included the next image I took which was, I believe, from a spot near the end of the wall that these plaques were on. And I have shots of the monuments that are at the base of this wall in the picture on the right if anyone wants to see them. Thanks for enlarging, Owen. I don't know how to take it from a jpg on my HD to the clipboard to paste it here. Glad you do. cheers, phil Phil, Your memory is pretty good. I remember them in the same location. Here is the left side of the same wall.
On the Rangers at Dieppe you might want to read the book by Jim DeFelice, Rangers at Dieppe, not a bad book and an interesting look at the formation of the Rangers and their links with the Commandos. As to Fowler's book. Again another good effort that covers their action in good detail. If anythin it highlight the role of luck in warfare. One mortar round to take out the battery. Ross
