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Dieppe raid analyzed as high risk plan and fallout
The Dieppe raid is revisited in Legion magazine with a new examination by Denis and Shelagh Whitaker. The excerpt assesses prewar planning, involvement of Mountbatten and COHQ, and the high casualties of 807 killed and 1,946 taken prisoner out of 4,963 Canadian participants. It argues lessons learned influenced later Allied strategy despite the raid’s heavy cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dieppe
Legion Magazine
Denis
Shelagh Whitaker
Col
James Dunwoody
Denis Whitaker
Royal ‘Hamilton Light Infantry
Louis ‘Mountbannton
McGraw-Hill Ryerson
Phillip Ziegler
Louis ‘Mountbatten
Egler
Churchill
Britain
Mountbatten
John Hayes-Hallett
McCool
2Nd Cdn
Harry Crerar
Combined Operations
Chiefs of Staff
Scotland
COHQ
Hughes-Hallet
Naval
Hhuges-Hitler
Service
Combined Operations Headquarters
Baille-Graham
Dieppe Venture
Baillie Grohman
Coh
Brooke