Dieppe
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Dieppe is a coastal commune in the Seine-Maritime department, Normandy, northern France.
A view of the centre of Dieppe in July 2022
Dieppe Dawn, 19 August 1942, memorial stained glass, Royal Military College of Canada
The Hôtel de Ville
Panoramic view of Dieppe (taken from a hill close to the castle Château de Dieppe)
Dieppe Raid
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Operation Jubilee or the Dieppe Raid was an Allied amphibious attack on the German-occupied port of Dieppe in northern France, during the Second World War. Over 6,050 infantry, predominantly Canadian,
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…landing, the Germans destroyed the mauresque casino that was located near the beach area. The destruction of the casino had only begun at the time of the Dieppe Raid. The raid proved a costly lesson for the Allies. On 19 August 1942, Allied soldiers, mainly drawn from the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division, landed at…
An abandoned, damaged British Daimler Dingo on the beach
Oblique aerial photograph of Dieppe taken in June, 1945, showing the Red beach.
Landing Craft Mechanised Mark 1 returning from the beaches during the raid
A German MG34 medium machine gun emplacement