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The holiday snapshots that doomed 3,367 men to Dieppe
Holiday snapshots guide a military operation against Dieppe, but the intelligence is flawed and thousands of Canadian soldiers are about to land on a deadly beach.
The holiday snapshots that doomed 3,367 men to Dieppe
This episode explores the 1942 Dieppe Raid, an Allied amphibious assault on the German-occupied port of Dieppe, France. It examines the critical intelligence failures and planning decisions that led to the devastating outcome for the Canadian forces involved.
Date: August 19, 1942
Location: Dieppe, Normandy coast, France
Allied Force: 5,000 Canadians
German Division: 302nd…
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