Dieppe Raid - Assault footage

[jackobite68]

essex scottish red beach windsor boys RIP!

[truekiwijoker]

WHY did the Cannucks do this exercise in futility instead of sending these men to north Africa?!

[martynrobin121]

I think its funny how some people think, The Dieppe raid was an Allied attempt 2 "liberate Europe" These guys had balls, They knew they would face capture or death.

[Hippophilee]

We French will never forget these brave men. Their sacrifice made the D.Day victory and the Liberation campaign possible.

[MrFlathatter]

I hate to see posts putting another nation's soldiers down. The Americans were ferociously brave, as were Commonwealth troops. The Germans regarded the Canadians in NW Europe as being the most professional. The Americans were the best equipped. Each brought something to the party.Americans tend to brag more and that puts some people off; but it's a cultural thing.We all won the war together.

[MrFlathatter]

The Royal Regiment Of Canada landed at Puys, near Dieppe. Of 968 men who landed, 68 got back to England. There was a seawall at Puys and survivors said that the bodies of Royals made a ramp up the seawall. Only 3 men got through the wire. In 1944 the Royals visited Dieppe again.This time they did a memorial parade through the liberated town.

[GerrettJihad]

CANADA LOVES YOU AND REMEBERS YOU BOYS,,.. thank you for your hard effort... may you all rest in peace... and god bless you all.

[ByronRaver]

The Canadian's were called for and they were there. Thank you, from a Lovat Fraser.

[Allforthelaughs]

My grandfather was there in dieppe and was captured for the whole war.

[MrConph123123123]

Hehe canada got there asses kicked in order to save d day from there mistakes lmao

[meany1023]

@MrConph123123123 lol on d-day we captured our beach alot quicker then u americans and all the others so stfu and dont comment if u dont know wtf ur talking bout

[guitar241990]

@meany1023

His profile says he's Canadian.

[Litterboxer529]

My great-uncle was in the Black Watch at Dieppe.

[butkicker75]

@Litterboxer529 thats cool my great uncle was in the West Novies. I have a friend who had a grandpa in Black Watch.

[butkicker75]

@Litterboxer529 thats cool my great uncle was in the West Novis. I have a friend who had a grandpa in Black Watch.

[Litterboxer529]

@butkicker75 Thats cool. My graps was with the North Shores. Best regards.

[Clevinger67]

@Polaris688 I was given that book when I was 14 or so. Great book! I remember the story one Dieppe vet who made it off the beach and took cover behind a hedge. Every time he moved on his side of the hedge, something moved with him on the other side; it turned out to be the German soldier who captured him. The chapter on Hong Kong gave me the idea to write about the Canadian experience there and that resulted in my first published article.

[Clevinger67]

@Polaris688 I never heard that quote beofore but thanks for posting it! Makes me proud as a Canadan to read it, but it's not completely surprising. I knew that the Germans always had respect for the Canadians on the battlefield an they didn't like to hear they were going up against them.

[OffTheGrid1000]

As a Canadian let me say fuck the yanks and the brits

[Fizzypop1211]

@OffTheGrid1000

yer fucking the wrong arseholes...but go for it.

[Jabthecat]

Nothing more then a way to test german defenses, command basicaly knew it was to fail... some says canadians were there... scots-canadians, irish-canadians and french canadiens... all expendable... hurray for the crown...

[TheTiburon0]

I for one respect the courage of the Canadian soldier, and am glad to count Canada as an ally. What was wrong was the British attitude about their colonial. To the Brits, it was better to lose 100 Canucks than one Guardsman. That's why they sat back and drank their tea while they sent Canadians on this raid, and also WWI in Flanders.

[TheTiburon0]

@TheTiburon0 That should have said "Colonials."

[11nytram11]

@TheTiburon0 Harry Crerar insisted on the Canadians being involved and having a major role in the operation. The Chief of the Imperial General Staff - Alanbrooke - had cancelled the operation after Bernard Montgomery objected to it formally on the grounds of a breach of security, this removed most of the British servicemen from the operation. If Crerar hadn't supported the operation then it would never have happened and he is just as culpable for it as Mountbatten or any British officer involved

[nonamebrand0]

@TheTiburon0 They sent Canadians on the raid because the Canadian troops and command were getting restless having been in England for 2 years and having only done one thing their entire time their, training.

In the air battle over Dieppe, the RAF paid a terrible price.

[TheTiburon0]

@nonamebrand0 OK, but I also thought in WWI and the Boer War they had little regard for Canadian and Anzac lives. That's what I meant the first time.

[11nytram11]

@TheTiburon0 But the British lost a greater percentage of men in WW1 than their colonial units did. The British lost 2.19% of their population in that war and 885,158 were British servicemen. Canada lost 0.92% of its pop. and 64,944 were Canadian servicemen, Australia losts 1.38% of its pop. and 61,928 were Australian servicemen and New Zeeland lost 1.63% of its pop. and 18,050 were New Zeeland servicemen. So it was hardly a case of the British letting others die in their stead.

[SuNdAyfAcEuk]

@11nytram11 well said my man!..

[sufeewi]

Stop saying Canada sucks they have contributed allot to our own nations in wars

[sufeewi]

@sufeewi btw my Scottish Grandfather was in the attack lucky to escape

[jebshaven]

My Dad was part of that raid. He said he never saw so much Canadian meat piled up in one place in his life. He said the raid was supposed to land before dawn but that it was broad daylight when they hit the beaches and the Germans mowed them down like grass. He was captured and spent 32 months as a prisoner working on farms and in railroad stations.

[MapleBalls]

The Navy Decided @ The Last Minute Decided Not To Help, Weather Hindered Planes, The Germans Knew An Invasion Was Coming, & We Still Made It Off The Beach & Into The Streets, Until Retreat Was Called.  Which, Was The First Time In History A Canadian Officer Ever Used The Word "retreat" On The Field Of Honour.

[8010cookie]

It should have never happened. It was a failure and the Alllies were brave enough to fight a loosing battle. I am so proud of my canadian bretheren and allied heroes....

[Mrleafsfan93]

americans, british and canadians participated here. the reason it was a loss and victory for canada was because so many canadians were lost, but the canadians were the only ones who could punch through the german defenses and win.

[devoid]

my grandpa was there and was captured north of green beach/ pourville to the west of dieppe.

[guitar241990]

It's unfortunate it had to end in defeat I see it as simply an early test for operation Overlord.

[APhilCollinsFan]

same here ! my father was in Dieppe, and was taken prisonner after the carnage the german inflict to canadian .

[MegaPascal31]

@APhilCollinsFan My great uncle was captured too, only he escaped from the prisoner train. Who knows, maybe they were on the same train.

[TheBrinaleck]

canada learned a lesson dont let the english organise anything

[thinkingguy87]

@TheBrinaleck Nonsense, the Canadians volunteered for this raid and did a significant degree of the planning.

[MegaWolfgang]

@thinkingguy87 I am allways amased when things go wrong during an Allied operations we allways tend to point the finger at our own leadership rather than just saying the Germans did something right.

[amojruleiscool]

My grandpa was in Dieppe. He lived to be 89, and died two years ago. God bless his soul, this must have been terrifying.

[WILIMPACT]

@amojruleiscool i am french and i living near dieppe, and i can say you that was be be terrible for them because i think dieppe was one of more difficult town to attack

(excuse for my english)

[amojruleiscool]

@WILIMPACT Yes I agree, the dieppe raid must have been very bad...

[KvSfan24]

A Us Sargen't said " for every Canadian and British that died in the dieppe raid 10 more were spared in the Normandy landings"

[Blank254]

GO CANADA!!!

[pomduffman]

Incredible footage.

[quest8899]

i like the sound of the footage being played

[MegaPascal31]

My great uncle fought on dieppe.

[Litterboxer529]

@MegaPascal31 same here. 

[ajustvengeance]

. Stop talking about the negativity of politcians. this video demonstrates thew courage thats so many canadians demonstrated. give them that respect.

[b03y]

@ajustvengeance Yes I think we can all agree that Canadians deserve respect, but do the commanders and politicians that came up with such a flawed and costly plan deserve respect?

[chriscos123]

@ajustvengeance That was mostly propaganda, just look at Dunkirk, they lost, they had to retreat, yet somehow it was turned into a victory for the allies

I'm canadian by the way.

[ajustvengeance]

we are not saints of course, but our history lends some pretty powerful evidence of our ancestors accomplishing amazing feats. when u say "we", u mean the government. Im sure there wasnt a vote to deny the ppl of the st. louis. I am sure that the thousands of canadian lives sacrificed to liberate europe, and the goodwill still shown to us in many europeon nations, shows that canadians have an overall good reputation

[ajustvengeance]

the dieppe "raid" was changed constantly. the end result saw little support. it was too large to be a raid and too small too take the beach. it was a tactical nightmare.

[TheMolson99]

historically correct.

[Corben667]

sorry to say there Nick but you just kinda proved Duke's argument. But I agree with you Canada was there to help UK defend her beaches and her airspace, canada was there to supply her with food and weapons, canada was the first to attempt to land on french soil. Canada was there to take Caen, Canada was there to open the port of Antwerp in the battle of the Schelt, Canada was in Italy, Canada was at Hong Kong, Canada was there to liberate Holland (alone, since UK and USA failed). GO CANADA!

[Nickparmy16]

thanks Corben

[Knapperr]

@Corben667 WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH ! you are soo correct

[THUD086]

Corben667, before you go criticizing the U.S. over Holland (Operation Market Garden, no doubt, a British plan), let me remind you that Hong Kong was captured by the Japanese after Pearl Harbor, and remained in Japanese hands for the entire war.

Hong Kong was finally free'd after the U.S. ended the war against Japan courtesy of a pair of atom bombs.

[thinkingguy87]

@THUD086 of course, the Philippines, an example much more like of Hong Kong, also fell.

[THUD086]

@thinkingguy87 Not really thinkguy, Hong Kong and the PI were as different as day and night.

While Hong Kong and the Malay Peninsula with Singapore fell to a small Japanese force in only two months, the PI forces fought on for 5 months facing a larger Jap force with a smaller Amer. force than that of the Empires forces.

And unlike Malay/Singapore, and Hong Kong which remained in Jap. hands for the entire war, we would go back to liberate the PI in 1944.

See, not the same.

[thinkingguy87]

@Corben667 No, Canada liberated Holland as part of a different campaign than MARKET GARDEN. We were on the left flank of the broad front.

[THUD086]

@thinkingguy87 The Americans were first to liberate Holland, when they entered Maastricht on 13SEP44. British and American forces would liberate Holland as they marched eastwards towards Germany, with the Canadians doing the occuppying and relief efforts in the wake of the Brits and Americans.

Let's not try to re-write history now, okay?

[MegaWolfgang]

@THUD086 crap! The first Canadian Army liberated Holland. U.S Forces were to the south in France. Get your facts strait.

[Corben667]

@thinkingguy87 and i mentioned that in the brakets "(When the US and UK failed). obviously suggesting that I ment that Canadian troops did it in an entirely different operation from OMG

[burBURTONton]

i am Canadian, im proud to be canadian, but where not "saints" .we acctully have some pretty shameful history.Just like when we denied the "st.louis" and the thousands of jewish men, women, and children on the boat passage into our country. knowing fully well, that if nobody eles took them in, they would have to go back to germany, where we knew, they would be discriminated and mostly likely killed during the holocaust. So i recomend that all you Fellow canadians read up on our own history.

[thelivefuncom]

I am shameful becuase we denied that ship. OTHERWISE I AM PROUD TO BE A CANADIAN!!!!!

[digitalperformance]

Thank you Canada.

[Nickparmy16]

Long live Canada and thank you to all the soldiers who gave there lives for Freedom

all in all there have been over 100,000 Canadian soldiers who have given there lives for peace in our history, R.I.P Canadian Peacekeepers

[thinkingguy87]

@Nickparmy16 RIP Canadian *soldiers*.

[Nickparmy16]

it is horrible that so many Canadians where killed to get info for the D-Day invasion, we saved thousands of American and British lives and the Americans still make fun of us.(the British don't)

American should be great full that we did that for them, same with England .

[Milhouse224]

The Dieppe Raid, although costly, saved thousands of American, British and Canadian lives on D-day because they learned what it would take to take a beachead at Calais and how to cut down on losses.

[Arabellis13]

and people say canada sucks we save everyone from somthing

[hlssmat]

LOL

[CycleGranCanaria]

Not so true, just reading a book now with stories from people who took part, they say that they could have learned the same from the UK beaches, as the plan used in Dieppe was flawed beyond belief, in particular the w shaped flanking plan around 2 opposite headlands, just didn't work because the Germans held that ground looking into the harbour and had all day to just fire away.