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Events on Wednesday 19 August 1942 2
1942Dieppe Raid3,600 Allied casualties in nine hoursThe Allied raid on Dieppe on August 19, 1942, ended in disaster with 3,623 of 6,086 men killed, wounded or captured in nine hours. The lessons learned shaped the planning of the Normandy landings two years later.
1942Dieppe RaidAllied amphibious assault on occupied France failsAbout 6,000 mostly Canadian troops, with British commandos and US Rangers, attacked the French port of Dieppe. The raid was a disaster: more than half of the force was killed, wounded or captured within hours. Lessons from the failure shaped planning for later landings, including D-Day.