Operation Jubilee or the Dieppe Raid (19 August 1942) was a disastrous Allied amphibious attack on the German-occupied port of Dieppe in northern France, during the Second World War.

Set to go at the end of July 1942, a German air raid happened to pass directly over the loaded flotilla. This led the British, concerned that the Germans would anticipate the raid, to cancel Operation Rutter. However, planners soon revived the …

Mar 30, 2011 · On 19 August 1942, a disastrous seaborne raid was launched by Allied forces on the German-occupied French port of Dieppe. Why was such a raid ever undertaken? Because, with Germany...

Jan 19, 2021 · Just before 5am on 19 August 1942, the Allied forces launched a seaborne raid on the German-occupied port of Dieppe on the north coast of France. It was to prove one of the most disastrous missions of the Second World War.

Aug 25, 2013 · Mountbatten proposed a raid on the town of Dieppe — to probe German defences on the coast of France, and to test the Allies' ability to mount an amphibious assault, using combined forces, against Adolf Hitler's "Fortress Europe."

Apr 28, 2023 · The Dieppe Raid was a failed amphibious assault by Allied forces on the German-occupied port of Dieppe in Northern France during World War II, resulting in heavy losses and …

May 25, 2024 · In the early hours of August 19, 1942, the Allied forces set in motion the largest amphibious raid of the war up to that point. The assault began with commando units attacking coastal batteries and other key targets to create a diversion for the main attack.

Few raids have been subjected to so much scrutiny, analysis and comment as Operation Jubilee, better known as the Dieppe Raid. It aimed to seize a major port and to hold it for a short period, while seeking opportunities to gather intelligence and …

The Dieppe Raid is also known as the Battle of Dieppe, Operation Rutter and, later, Operation Jubilee. It was a Second World War Allied attack on the German-occupied port of Dieppe.

Aug 24, 2021 · On August 19, 1942, British and Canadian troops launched the Dieppe raid in hopes of taking a German-occupied port in northern France — but the results were calamitous.