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Photo Jules Xavier 2 Shilo Stag December 14, 2017 Dieppe Raid paved way for D-Day This year marks 75 years since were pinned down along- a largely Canadian force, drawn side reinforcements from the from 2nd Canadian Division, Black Watch (Royal Highland suffered heavy casualties land- Regiment) of Canada. ing on the beaches near Dieppe, More than 200 of this group France. While the debate regard- died on the beach or suc- ing the raid continues today, cumbed to their wounds lat- the sacrifi ces made on Aug. 19, er, making the skirmish the 1942 contributed to the better heaviest single-day toll suf- outcome just under two years fered by a Canadian battalion later during the invasion of Nor- in the war. mandy. A main attack force, which included the Essex Scot- Steven Fouchard tish Regiment, Les Fusiliers Stag Special Mont-Royal, and The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth Regiment), was The raid on Dieppe, France unable to overcome Ger- was by no measure a military man defenders positioned success. Or, at least, not an on nearby cliff tops, suffering immediate one. massive casualties. Just a few months before It was at Dieppe that the the ill-fated mission took Canadian Armoured Corps place on Aug. 19, 1942, Al- saw its fi rst action of the war. lied forces in Europe were on In this undated photograph, veteran members of a Canadian division, which took part in the raid on Tanks from the Calgary Regi- the defensive, having been Dieppe, hold a service in the Canadian cemetery for their fellow comrades who fell in the famous Dieppe ment were delivered to shore pushed back across the Eng- Raid on Aug. 19, 1942 in France. Photo DND/Library and Archives Canada via amphibious tank landing lish Channel to the British crafts. Isles. the plan, it was dubbed ‘Op JUBILEE’ and postponed The 29 that landed success- Allied commanders knew they would have to take fully were hampered by both German weapons fi re the continent back to secure ultimate victory but they to Aug. 19. The multi-front attack got off to a bad start when and the seashore itself, composed of small pebbles. were in no position to mount a full-scale assault. Nevertheless, the tank crews were able to provide Dieppe, a port in France’s Normandy region, was cho- the element of surprise was lost on the eastern fl ank, where the assaulting troops unexpectedly encoun- support to infantry by fi ring from their positions. sen to be the site of a more modestly-sized raid. The South Saskatchewan Regiment and Queen’s To this point, Canadian Army troops had been sta- tered a convoy of German ships. Only one small group of commandos on the eastern Own Cameron Highlanders landed at Pourville and tioned in the United Kingdom for two years and had fought their way out of the town to attack German seen little action. fl ank made it to shore, taking a position less than 200 metres from German forces. They were able to keep positions to the east. Elements of the Camerons made LGen Harry Crerar, who would later lead the First their way inland to Petit Appeville before they had to Canadian Army in the invasion of France, wanted to enemy guns from fi ring on other Allied assault ships for more than two hours. withdraw as German reinforcements arrived. see Canadians at the forefront of the raid and got his When the guns stopped at mid-day after nine hours wish. Troops of the Royal Regiment of Canada had been banking on both surprise and darkness. The latter ad- of fi ghting, more than 900 Canadians were dead, an- Some 6,000 troops would take part in total — 5,000 other 2,500 wounded, and 1,900 taken prisoner. of them Canadians. By late May 1942, members of 2nd vantage was also lost when their landing was delayed. They hit the beach just as the sun was rising and Two Canadians, LCol Cecil Merritt and military Canadian Infantry Division were chaplain Reverend John W. Foote, training for the operation on the were each awarded the Victoria Isle of Wight in the English Chan- Cross for their actions at Dieppe. nel. Op RUTTER, as the mission Lessons learned, such as the was then called, was set to take need for better intelligence, com- place in July but was postponed munication and more fi re support due to inclement weather. from air and sea would inform Despite some calls to abandon later assaults, including D-Day. Pet of the Week Pet of the BAXTER This is Baxter. He’s a rotti mix with Pet of the blue heeler. 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