Dieppe 1942: Reconnaissance In Force With Strategic Overtones
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Dieppe 1942 - Colonel Lewis M. Boone
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Dieppe 1942: Reconnaissance In Force With Strategic Overtones
By
Colonel Lewis M. Boone
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS 4
ABSTRACT 5
DIEPPE 1942: RECONNAISSANCE IN FORCE WITH STRATEGIC OVERTONES 6
THE STRATEGIC LANDSCAPE: SPRING 1942 6
THE RAID ON ST. NAZAIRE 7
OPERATION RUTTER: BLUEPRINT FOR CATASTROPHE 8
OPERATION RUTTER REBORN AS JUBILEE
12
19 AUGUST, 1942: A VISIT TO THE POOR MAN’S MONTE CARLO
13
YELLOW BEACH (BERNEVAL) 15
BLUE BEACH (PUYS) 15
GREEN BEACH (POURVILLE) 16
ORANGE BEACH (VARENGEVILLE-SUR-MER) 16
RED AND WHITE BEACH (DIEPPE) 17
CONCLUSION 18
REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER 21
BIBLIOGRAPHY 22
ABSTRACT
In the early hours of August 19, 1942 an amphibious force of approximately 6000 troops, primarily Canadians of the 2nd Infantry Division, approached the coast of France. Their destination was the small port of Dieppe and their mission was to foster German fear of an attack in the West and compel them to strengthen their Channel defenses at the expense of other operational areas. Their secondary purpose was to learn as much as possible about new techniques and equipment and gain experience and knowledge necessary for a future great amphibious assault. By early afternoon, 807 Canadians lay dead in and around Dieppe. Another 100 would die of wounds, and in captivity, and about