Dieppe Raid

Dieppe Raid
Part of the North West Europe Campaign
Dieppe's chert beach and cliff just after the raid on 19 August 1942. A Dingo Scout Car has been left behind.
Date 19 August 1942 Location Dieppe, France Result German victory
Belligerents
Canada United Kingdom Polish Forces in the West	Nazi Germany
Commanders and leaders
Louis Mountbatten J. H. Roberts Trafford Leigh-Mallory	Gerd von Rundstedt Konrad Haase
Strength
Infantry Canada 2nd Canadian Infantry Division United Kingdom No. 3 Commando No. 4 Commando* * inc. 50 US Rangers No. 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando (part) Royal Navy 237 ships and landing barges including eight destroyers Royal Air Force 74 Squadrons ~10,500 men	302nd Static Infantry Division ~1,500 men Does not include Luftwaffe and Kriegsmarine
Casualties and losses
Ground forces Canada 3,367 dead, wounded or captured United Kingdom: 275 commandos United States 3 dead Royal Navy One destroyer 33 landing craft 550 dead and wounded Royal Air Force 64 Supermarine Spitfires 20 Hawker Hurricanes 6 Boston bombers 10 Mustang Mk 1 62 killed, 30 wounded, 17 captured	Ground forces 311 dead, 280 wounded Luftwaffe 23 Fw 190 25 Dornier Do 217

The Dieppe Raid (also known as the Battle of Dieppe, Operation Rutter and, later, Operation Jubilee) was an Allied attack on the German-occupied port of Dieppe. The raid happened during World War II on 19 August 1942. The Allied soldiers did not complete any important objectives.