Dieppe Raid, Operation Jubilee

78 years ago

August 19, 1942

Remembering the 907 officers and men who died on the beaches in the course of a few hours.
A further 586 suffered wounds, and 1,946 became prisoners of war. Only 2,200 returned to Britain, many of them never having gone ashore.

For every regiment involved, Dieppe was a bloody disaster.

 

Thanks for the link. I enjoyed the style of searching interview from 1962 - direct and challenging. The answers, too, were honest and unequivocal, full of insight and measured analysis from the commanders entrusted with the Raid. The plan was clearly flawed from the outset and didn't stand a chance of success. Lessons were learned, for sure, and later landings were much more clearly thought out and conducted with greater confidence but the Canadians were hung out to dry.

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Good evening I’ve just read this post and one thing is for sure these you men were extremely brave lads and it made their countrymen fight with a ferocious determination may the rest in peace

 

For many years I would have never forgotten about the Dieppe Raid. Operation Jubilee. The debate continues whether it was prep time for OP Overlord, the Normandy Landings. This year, the Pandemic ruled. Sad to say. Just my two cents...

 

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1943 - Italy




2007 - With daughter Sandee at Vimy Ridge

 

Dieppe, Op Jubilee August 19th, 1942. 907 Canadians sent to their untimely death. A clusterf--k of immense proportions.
Lest We Forget

 

Dieppe anniversary bump..

 

https://podbay.fm/p/dan-snows-history-hit/e/1633822200

"SHOW NOTES
In August 1942 the Allies launched a daring raid across the Channel to capture the port town of Dieppe and hold it for 24 hours. It ended in disaster and death with nearly two-thirds of the attackers killed, wounded or captured. In the aftermath, commanders were quick to try and justify the carnage claiming that the raid was necessary to learn lessons in advance of future large scale amphibious operations in Europe and to show the Soviets that the Western Allies were serious about opening a second front. But, as you'll hear in this podcast, this was a calamity that was all too predictable. Dan is joined by Patrick Bishop, author of Operation Jubilee - Dieppe, 1942: The Folly and the Sacrifice, to explore what went wrong during the ill-fated mission, whether any lessons were learned and the hard truth about the myths that surround Operation Jubilee."

 

Allan Mallinson, the author, had a review of Patrick Bishop's book 'Operation Jubilee: Dieppe, 1942 The Folly and the Sacrifice' in 'The Spectator' a month ago and he writes: