The British raid on Dieppe

19th August 1942: Canadian troops take heavy casualties in the cross Channel attack intended to seize a French port

A general view of some of the small naval craft covering the landing during the Combined Operations daylight raid on Dieppe.

In March the newly established British ‘Combined Operations’ had launched a spectacular raid on the French port of St Nazaire. It was widely regarded as a success, denying important dry dock facilities to the Germans for the rest …