The Dieppe Raid was an Allied amphibious assault on the German-occupied port of Dieppe on the northern coast of France. About six thousand troops took part, most of them Canadians of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division, supported by British commandos, a small number of American Rangers and Free French, with naval and air support. The attack failed within hours, because the German defences were strong and the tanks that landed were stopped by the shingle beach and sea wall, and the attackers suffered heavy casualties, including a very high number of Canadians killed or captured. The raid showed the difficulty of seizing a defended port, and the lessons learned influenced the planning of later landings, including the Normandy invasion in 1944.
Before and after
- 23 July 1942Construction of Treblinka extermination camp
- 2 August 1942Birth of Isabel Allende
- from 7 August 1942 to 9 February 1943Guadalcanal campaign
- 14 August 1942Release of Bambi
- 19 August 1942Dieppe Raid
- from 23 August 1942 to 2 February 1943Battle of Stalingrad
- from 26 August 1942 to 13 September 1945Japanese occupation of Nauru
- 28 August 1942Birth of José Eduardo dos Santos
- from 30 August 1942 to 5 September 1942Battle of Alam el Halfa
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