DIEPPE: DISASTER OR DARING RAID?

 ________________ and Mussolini controlled Europe

 ______________ attacked US and British in the Pacific

WHY THE DIEPPE RAID?

 _______________ was bearing the full German attack by the fall of 1941
 Canadian soldiers had been in England waiting for _____ years
 The _______, Britain’s new allies, wanted to get moving
 a raid would test the German coastal defenses

THE RAID
 1942, Aug. 19, ___________ Canadians landed at Dieppe to take the town
 raid was late, Germans were ready, many killed before the beach
 town was fortified (defended) with ____________________, ___________________,
land mines & tanks
 __________Canadians killed, 586 wounded, 1874 captured
 2210 returned to England

LESSONS LEARNED
 much stronger military force needed to break through
 higher number of forces must be held in reserve for second attack
 _____________ (air) and _____________ (sea) bombardment needed before attack
 These lessons were used in the planning of the ______________________

Source of Map: http://www.historyofwar.org/Maps/maps_dieppe1.html