The Raid on Dieppe 1942

[Stresskillingme]

Do you think the raid was success at learning what could be improved for D-Day or do you think it was a major military disaste.
Tell me your thoughts, now!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dieppe_Raid

[Wylo]

Of course it was a learning experience. Everytime a battle takes place you earn valuable knowledge of the enemies' techniques and strategies. You also learn what type of power they currently have. So maybe they didn't directly learn something to help in D-Day, but they gained experience and knowledge.

[Elfer]

No, actually Dieppe was a miserable failure.

The only thing learned is that you shouldn't start a stupid raid for publicity purposes.

Also, you shouldn't base your tactical decisions based on photos taken by vacationers back when it was a resort.

[Empanado]

Let's see...

"The Dieppe Raid or The Battle of Dieppe or Operation Jubilee was an Allied (mainly Canadian)"

Ahhh, mystery solved.

[Ted-Easton]

The entire raid was flawed. They had planned the same thing for months earlier but had to cancel it. They knew the Germans knew of the plan for Operation Jubilee (it may have had a different name the first time around) but they pressed on with it despite the fact that they knew, that they knew that their tanks would be useless on the beach, and despite the fact they had drastically scaled down the raid and removed all heavy naval firepower that was supposed to leave the shoreline clear.

[Stresskillingme]

At 4/2/05 01:14 PM, Empanado wrote: Let's see...

"The Dieppe Raid or The Battle of Dieppe or Operation Jubilee was an Allied (mainly Canadian)"

Ahhh, mystery solved.

Actually you hick, the Riad failled because the BRITISH commandos only partilly did their objectives, the weather was bad, and because of bad intell we didn't know the tank tracks would brake because of the rocks on the beach.

So before you be ignorant read the whole thing, oh wait your a Texan that was way too much to ask from a hick.

[Elfer]

At 4/2/05 01:14 PM, Empanado wrote: Let's see...

"The Dieppe Raid or The Battle of Dieppe or Operation Jubilee was an Allied (mainly Canadian)"

Ahhh, mystery solved.

Lol, way to know about troops in world war one.

Why don't you look up Vimy Ridge next?

That would be the one headed by a Canadian general and done with mainly Canadian troops.

[Jimsween]

At 4/2/05 01:14 PM, Empanado wrote: Let's see...

"The Dieppe Raid or The Battle of Dieppe or Operation Jubilee was an Allied (mainly Canadian)"

Ahhh, mystery solved.

I love you.

[Empanado]

At 4/2/05 09:00 PM, Stresskillingme wrote: Actually you hick, the Riad failled because the BRITISH commandos only partilly did their objectives, the weather was bad, and because of bad intell we didn't know the tank tracks would brake because of the rocks on the beach.

So before you be ignorant read the whole thing, oh wait your a Texan that was way too much to ask from a hick.

Have you ever heard the one about that guy who confused Texa's flag with the one of a struggling South American republic? No? Oh well.

[Empanado]

At 4/2/05 09:08 PM, Elfer wrote: Why don't you look up Vimy Ridge next?

That would be the one headed by a Canadian general and done with mainly Canadian troops.

Hmmm, that should add to my mad l33t history skillz0rz. It's google time!

[Ted-Easton]

Dieppe was primarily Canadian troops, but there were other nationalities involved as well. There were 6,100 troops involved, 5,000 of which were Canadians, 50 American Commandos and the remainder British troops.

The original plan, from which Operation Jubilee was scaled down to was called Operation Rutter.

[TheloniousMONK]

At 4/3/05 08:38 PM, Ted_Easton wrote: Dieppe was primarily Canadian troops, but there were other nationalities involved as well. There were 6,100 troops involved, 5,000 of which were Canadians, 50 American Commandos and the remainder British troops.

The original plan, from which Operation Jubilee was scaled down to was called Operation Rutter.

Canada still sucks.