The Dieppe raid was a raid which the Allies engaged in. The raid was on the French port of Dieppe on August 19, 1942. The Dieppe raid was an utter failure which did not accomplish anything, was not coordinated, and didn’t have enough support. This failure caused 907 Canadian deaths, 1 946 Canadians captured and were taken as prisoners, and 2 460 were injured.
First of all, the Dieppe raid, didn’t meet its goals. This raid was meant to destroy German fortifications, such as airfields, rail and harbour facilities, and fuel dumps, and bring German prisoners back to England to interrogate them. In addition, it was also supposed to open a second front to bring some of the Germans away from Russia. Trying to accomplish all that with only 6 088
First of all, the Dieppe raid, didn’t meet its goals. This raid was meant to destroy German fortifications, such as airfields, rail and harbour facilities, and fuel dumps, and bring German prisoners back to England to interrogate them. In addition, it was also supposed to open a second front to bring some of the Germans away from Russia. Trying to accomplish all that with only 6 088