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Dieppe Beach Invasion Through The Eyes Of A Canadian
A survivor recalls the Dieppe raid with five Allied sailors and about fifty RHLI and SSR Canadians hunkered by a sea wall. Mortar fire and German planes lob shells as a Focke Wulf strafes a landing craft. Smoke, fear, and a desperate swim for safety mark a brutal, life changing moment.
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RHLI
SSR
Dieppe
TLC
England
Safety
Germany
Royal Canadian Engineers
Channel