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During the Second World War, on August 19, 1942, Allied forces launched Operation Jubilee - a major raid on the French coastal port of Dieppe. It was the Canadian Army’s first engagement in Europe. 1/8
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Allied forces weren’t strong enough to assault Hitler’s “Fortress Europe.” Winston Churchill preferred clandestine raids inside occupied France to harass the enemy. Louis Mountbatten, a senior British naval officer and advisor, recommended a “combined arms” approach. 2/8
Supported by land, air, and naval forces, the plan was to capture Dieppe, destroy key naval facilities, and withdraw. This would test the Allies’ ability to launch complex amphibious assaults and potentially draw enemy troops and equipment away from other fronts. 3/8
