Dieppe Raid
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The Dieppe Raid was a disastrous Allied amphibious assault on the German-occupied French port of Dieppe in August 1942, remembered for its heavy casualties and the tactical lessons it provided for later operations such as D-Day.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dieppe Raid canonical | 14 |
| Battle of Dieppe | 2 |
| Defense of Dieppe during the Dieppe Raid | 1 |
| Dieppe 1942 | 1 |
| Dieppe Raid of 1942 | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
ⓘ
amphibious assault ⓘ military operation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Operation Jubilee ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Canada
ⓘ
Free France ⓘ Nazi Germany ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| casualties |
heavy Allied casualties
ⓘ
significant Canadian losses ⓘ |
| characterization |
costly failure
ⓘ
disastrous raid ⓘ |
| commander |
Lord Louis Mountbatten
ⓘ
Major-General J. H. Roberts ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | Dieppe Raid anniversary ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | France ⓘ |
| date | 1942-08-19 ⓘ |
| defendingCommander | Konrad Haase ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Allied amphibious operations in the Mediterranean
ⓘ
Battle of Normandy ⓘ
surface form:
Normandy landings
|
| front | European theatre of World War II ⓘ |
| location |
Dieppe
ⓘ
Normandy ⓘ Seine-Maritime ⓘ |
| memorial | Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery ⓘ |
| notableConsequence |
highlighted importance of air superiority
ⓘ
highlighted importance of surprise ⓘ highlighted need for better intelligence and reconnaissance ⓘ highlighted need for better naval gunfire support ⓘ highlighted need for specialized landing craft ⓘ influenced planning for D-Day ⓘ lessons for amphibious warfare ⓘ |
| notableUnit |
2nd Canadian Division
ⓘ
surface form:
2nd Canadian Infantry Division
Royal Marines Commandos ⓘ
surface form:
Commandos
Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ |
| objective |
capture and briefly hold Dieppe
ⓘ
gather intelligence ⓘ test German coastal defenses ⓘ |
| opponent |
Kriegsmarine
ⓘ
Luftwaffe ⓘ Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| partOf | World War II ⓘ |
| precededBy | smaller commando raids on the French coast ⓘ |
| primaryAttackingForce |
Canadian Army (pre‑1968)
ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian Army
|
| result |
Allied defeat
ⓘ
German victory ⓘ |
| significance | major Canadian engagement in World War II ⓘ |
| theater | Western Front ⓘ |
| year | 1942 ⓘ |
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Western Front (World War II)
this entity surface form:
Battle of Dieppe
subject surface form:
J. H. Roberts
subject surface form:
J. H. Roberts
this entity surface form:
Dieppe 1942
subject surface form:
Churchill tank
this entity surface form:
Battle of Dieppe
this entity surface form:
Defense of Dieppe during the Dieppe Raid