 One morning in 1942, the British Lord Louis Mountbatten decided to invade France. At the time, France was being occupied by the Nazis, and two, he launched an invasion and didn't bother to let his superiors or any of the Allied command know about it. He ordered thousands of Canadian, British and American troops to capture the French coastal town of Dieppe. From the moment the troops hit the beaches, the whole operation was destined for failure. They suffered a casualty rate of 73%, a whopping 100% of the equipment, which were the tanks, jeeps, etc. That were lost. However, the disaster of an invasion attempt gave the Allies precious info on how to handle an amphibious invasion on D-Day. After the war, many military commanders remarked at the importance of the Dieppe invasion toward the victory at D-Day. Click on the link below to see the full video.