Introduction

In this blog, you will be able to find information on the Dieppe raid. Canadian forces of some six thousand soldiers and marines that were supported by nearly 4000 men of navy and air force attacked German occupied port of Dieppe on august 18^th, 1942. Dieppe raid has been called the biggest military blunder in the history. The overall causality rate averaged more than 40 percent. The purpose of this raid was to seize the port and obtain intelligence from the prisoners and the weaponry they would seize. There are many theories and myths about Dieppe raid. For example, Brian Loring Villa argued that British planners knew that operation had no hope of success and this evidence has been hidden from the public.