{"id":97221,"date":"2025-08-19T04:00:04","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T08:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=97221"},"modified":"2025-08-18T20:19:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T00:19:31","slug":"dieppe-1942-the-failed-raid-that-shaped-d-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2025\/08\/19\/dieppe-1942-the-failed-raid-that-shaped-d-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Dieppe 1942: The Failed Raid That Shaped D-Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jiFKJNiXFok?si=34Dsrehe10RozVIL\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Battle Guide<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 2 May 2025<\/p>\n<p>On 19th August 1942, as dawn was breaking along the coast of occupied France, a force of just over 6,000 men stormed the beaches around the port town of Dieppe in the first major allied strike against Hitler&#8217;s Atlantic Wall. Within a matter of minutes hundreds lay dead or wounded, washed up against seawalls, hung on wire entanglements or incinerated in the burning landing craft. Over 60% of the mainly Canadian assault force were killed, wounded or captured by the end of the day, and the Dieppe Raid has, for the allies, gone down as one of the most infamous days of the Second World War.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Creating these videos is a lot of work, and it would not be possible without your support. 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