Commando Raid At Dieppe

The large scale raid on Dieppe had a somewhat elaborate plan of attack. It involved assault landings on eight separate beaches. The two flank attacks, located at Berneval and Varengeville, would have the task of destroying the German coastal batteries …

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The large scale raid on Dieppe had a somewhat elaborate plan of attack. It involved assault landings on eight separate beaches. The two flank attacks, located at Berneval and Varengeville, would have the task of destroying the German coastal batteries located there and would be conducted by special commando groups. The western landings against the Varengeville battery would be carried out by No. 4 Commando and included a handful of American Rangers, in action for the first time. The attack would be conducted by splitting No. 4 Commando into two separate assault groups. The first group would land directly below the battery and keep the gunners pinned down while the second performed a flanking maneuver in an effort to come up on the Germans from behind.

Varengeville, France

Operation Jubilee or the Dieppe Raid (19 August 1942) was an Allied amphibious attack on the German-occupied port of Dieppe in northern France, during the Second World War. Over 6,050 infantry, predominantly Canadian, supported by a regiment of tanks, were put ashore from a naval force operating under protection of Royal Air Force (RAF) fighters.The port was to be captured and held for a short period, to test the feasibility of a landing and to gather intelligence. German coastal defences, port structures and important buildings were to be demolished. The raid was intended to boost Allied morale, demonstrate the commitment of the United Kingdom to re-open the Western Front and support the Soviet Union, fighting on the Eastern Front.

Wikipedia: Dieppe Raid

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