dieppe raid Flashcards
date
august 19th 1942
causes
wanted to whether an attack from the sea was possible
in addition, allies wanted:
to gather information about German defences and to test new strategies and equipment
to seize and hold a major port
to destroy coastal defences
event
troops invaded from Britain by crossing the English Channel by boat
during their crossing, the encountered a small German convoy(which they repelled), but noise gave off a fore warning to the. germans on the beach
by the time the troops reacted the beach it was daylight (the strategy was to invade in the dark)
dieppe france was heavily fortified and many Canadians were killed in the landing crafts before they reached the shore.
hundreds more were killed as they tried to race across dieppe beach.,……….,
results
allied commanders called a retreat by 9:00 am the same morning
close to hacksaw the troops didn’t even make it the shore
Canadians troops lost the raid on the seaport of the dieppe
no major objectives were accomplished
allies were better prepared for future assaults against German strong holds (invasion of D-Day of normandy in 1944)
long term results
approximately 5,000 Canadian soldiers and only 2,210 returned to England
882 dead
587 wounded
1,873 captured
deadliest battle in which Canadians participated in.
