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Dieppe Raid Prelude From a Tank Crew Diary
A Canadian crew aboard the TLC en route to Dieppe recalls a tense late night departure under a tarpaulin and a briefing about Berneval. The crew prepares for a high risk raid with five tanks, faces the first dawn of combat on August 19 1942, and contemplates the sudden onset of war’s dangers.
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RC. E
TLC
English Channel
Patterson
France
R.C.E
Dieppe
Sargeant Norman Thompson
Ralph Dowling
Beac
Pat Patterson
Stan Playdon
Jeff Pewtress
Berneval
English
Cbc-Tv
Pas
George Ronald
J. H
Ham) Roberts