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.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
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amphibious assault → military operation → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Operation Jubilee
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| belligerent |
Canada
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Free France → Nazi Germany → United Kingdom → United States → |
| casualties |
heavy Allied casualties
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significant Canadian losses → |
| characterization |
costly failure
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disastrous raid → |
| commander |
Lord Louis Mountbatten
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Major-General J. H. Roberts → |
| commemoratedOn |
Dieppe Raid anniversary
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| conflict |
Second World War
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| country |
France
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| date |
1942-08-19
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| defendingCommander |
Konrad Haase
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| followedBy |
Allied amphibious operations in the Mediterranean
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Normandy landings → |
| front |
European theatre of World War II
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| location |
Dieppe
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Normandy → Seine-Maritime → |
| memorial |
Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery
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| notableConsequence |
highlighted importance of air superiority
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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 Infantry Division
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Commandos → Royal Air Force → Royal Navy → |
| objective |
capture and briefly hold Dieppe
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gather intelligence → test German coastal defenses → |
| opponent |
Kriegsmarine
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Luftwaffe → Wehrmacht → |
| partOf |
World War II
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| precededBy |
smaller commando raids on the French coast
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| primaryAttackingForce |
Canadian Army
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| result |
Allied defeat
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German victory → |
| significance |
major Canadian engagement in World War II
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| theater |
Western Front
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| year |
1942
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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World War II battles
("Battle of Dieppe")
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hasNotableBattle |
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Dieppe
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historicalEvent |
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Dieppe
("Dieppe Raid of 1942")
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knownFor |
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Western Front (World War II)
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notableEvent |
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No. 4 Commando
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notableOperation |