1. Was the Dieppe Raid Worth it?

2. The War 1942 Nazis conquered France Nazis bombing Great Britain
Pearl Harbour
Japanese invasion of Hong Kong
Nazis in Africa
U-Boats in the Atlantic
Japan conquering Asia
USSR on the verge of collapse (Operation Barbarossa)

3. Dieppe Raid - August 1942 Significance:
A Canadian operation (with British support)
Our first attempted landing on W. Europe since Dunkirk

12. What do the Sources say? See Compare and Contrast
What does the textbook say?

13. Dieppe Invasion (Jubilee)
1942, Aug. 9, 5,000 Canadians landed at Dieppe to take the town
Allied ships got off course and were spotted by Germans while crossing the English Channel.
The Canadians failed to surprise the Germans and many soldiers died.
Raid was late, Germans were ready, many killed before the beach
Town was fortified with artillery, barbed wire, land mines & tanks- much heavier then they thought
The result…a massacre men of a 6000 force killed, wounded or captured- heaviest allied loss of WWII

14. How should Dieppe be remembered?
Why did Dieppe occur?
Why did it fail?
How should Dieppe be remembered?

15. Dieppe continued
Why did the Allies choose to raid Dieppe? Some arguments have been put forth, such as:
Public opinion-- the Commonwealth was enraged at the falling of Hong Kong
Soviet Union—providing relief for Russia- Stalin was urging the Allies to create two fronts
Soldiers—restless from no activity
Test- the allies weren’t totally confident of how strong the German defenses were on the Atlantic.

16. Why Dieppe Failed-
Intelligence—didn’t realize how strong the German defenses were
Geography—the Allies attacked a fortified beach without bombing it first
Bad planning---the Allies left too late and the Germans spotted them
*or, it failed on purpose

17. Lessons learned
Much stronger military forces needed to break through the lines.
higher number of forces must be held in reserve for second attack
Aerial and naval bombardment needed before attack
These lessons were used in the planning of the D-Day invasion
But…

18. Was Dieppe necessary for these lessons?