"They thought that speed, surprise and shock were going to carry the day. The plan never envisioned a fight on the beaches, and when the Germans stopped them on the beaches, the plan was doombed to failure." - Michael Bechthold, managing editor of the journal Canadian Military History.
The Dieppe Raid was the bloodiest Canadian war with over 900 casualties. The entire raid was planned carefully, but when it was put into action it turned into a disaster. the goal was to establish a foothold in the German occupied areas of Europe. 4 different armies were supposed to take control of the four different areas.
The Raid mainly failed because most beaches had cliffs lining them, making it an ideal place for an attack started from above. The knowledge of the assaulting troops of what was happening with the german army was extremely poor. They learned out of date information, and did not receive the new data that ULTRA(the top secret breaking of the German Enigma codes)had sent.
In the spring of 1942, the war was going bad for Britain and its allies. The U.S. had recently joined the fight and was sending troops and arms. Even with extra troops and supplies German submarines were sinking too many of the ships bringing supplies across the Atlantic.
Soviet Russia was one of Britain’s allies as well. Hitler’s tanks were already inside Russia’s borders, and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin needed some help. He asked the British to attack across the English Channel on German-occupied France. This would force some of Hitler’s forces to move from Russia to France to defend it.
President Roosevelt of the United States agreed. He urged the British to launch the attack, even if it would most likely be a “sacrifice invasion” meaning many of the troops would not come back.
The Raid mainly failed because most beaches had cliffs lining them, making it an ideal place for an attack started from above. The knowledge of the assaulting troops of what was happening with the german army was extremely poor. They learned out of date information, and did not receive the new data that ULTRA(the top secret breaking of the German Enigma codes)had sent.
In the spring of 1942, the war was going bad for Britain and its allies. The U.S. had recently joined the fight and was sending troops and arms. Even with extra troops and supplies German submarines were sinking too many of the ships bringing supplies across the Atlantic.
Soviet Russia was one of Britain’s allies as well. Hitler’s tanks were already inside Russia’s borders, and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin needed some help. He asked the British to attack across the English Channel on German-occupied France. This would force some of Hitler’s forces to move from Russia to France to defend it.
President Roosevelt of the United States agreed. He urged the British to launch the attack, even if it would most likely be a “sacrifice invasion” meaning many of the troops would not come back.