Dieppe 1942

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Dieppe_Raid
gptkb:Operation_Jubilee
gptkbp:casualtiesAllied over 3,600 killed, wounded or captured
gptkbp:casualtiesCanadian over 900 killed
gptkbp:casualtiesGerman about 600
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Major-General_J.H._Roberts
gptkbp:commanderGerman gptkb:Konteradmiral_Friedrich_Rieve
Generalleutnant Wilhelm Richter
gptkbp:commemoratedBy Dieppe Raid Anniversary
gptkbp:date 19 August 1942
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dieppe 1942
gptkbp:involvedCountry gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Free_French_Forces
gptkbp:location gptkb:Dieppe,_France
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:Dieppe_Canadian_War_Cemetery
gptkb:Dieppe_Raid_Memorial,_Canada
gptkbp:notableUnit gptkb:Royal_Hamilton_Light_Infantry
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:Essex_Scottish_Regiment
gptkb:Royal_Regiment_of_Canada
gptkb:2nd_Canadian_Infantry_Division
gptkb:No._4_Commando
gptkb:14th_Army_Tank_Regiment_(Calgary_Regiment)
gptkb:Cameron_Highlanders_of_Canada
gptkb:Fusiliers_Mont-Royal
gptkb:South_Saskatchewan_Regiment
Luftwaffe
gptkbp:objective gather intelligence
destroy German coastal defenses
test feasibility of seaborne invasion
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Normandy_landings
gptkb:Bruneval_Raid
gptkb:St._Nazaire_Raid
gptkbp:result Allied defeat
gptkbp:shipsInvolved gptkb:Bf_109
gptkb:Spitfire
gptkb:Fw_190
wind
gptkbp:significance heavy Canadian losses
controversial operation
demonstrated need for better planning and support
lessons for D-Day
gptkbp:tankInvolved gptkb:Churchill_tank
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:HMS_Brocklesby
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7