1942-08-19 The Overlord plan | Dieppe

The raid on Dieppe led by Anglo-Canadian troops ends in failure. There are over 1,000 dead and 2,000 prisoners among the attackers. The Allies will heed the lessons from this failed attempt at landing and use it to prepare for the assault of June 6, 1944.

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'The Canada' 20 august 1942
German propaganda poster

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