About: Dieppe Raid   Sponge Permalink

An Entity of Type : dbkwik:resource/krD_GSPHhNL2IejCI7diCQ==, within Data Space : 134.155.108.49:8890 associated with source dataset(s)

The Dieppe Raid, also known as the Battle of Dieppe, Operation Rutter and, later, Operation Jubilee, was a Second World War Allied attack on the German-occupied port of Dieppe. The raid took place on the northern coast of France on 19 August 1942. The assault began at 5:00 a.m. and by 10:50 a.m. the Allied commanders were forced to call a retreat. Over 6,000 infantrymen, predominantly Canadian, were supported by a Canadian Armoured regiment and a strong force of Royal Navy and smaller Royal Air Force landing contingents.

AttributesValues
rdf:type
rdfs:label
  • Dieppe Raid
rdfs:comment
  • The Dieppe Raid, also known as the Battle of Dieppe, Operation Rutter and, later, Operation Jubilee, was a Second World War Allied attack on the German-occupied port of Dieppe. The raid took place on the northern coast of France on 19 August 1942. The assault began at 5:00 a.m. and by 10:50 a.m. the Allied commanders were forced to call a retreat. Over 6,000 infantrymen, predominantly Canadian, were supported by a Canadian Armoured regiment and a strong force of Royal Navy and smaller Royal Air Force landing contingents.
sameAs
Strength
  • 2(xsd:integer)
  • 15(xsd:integer)
  • 30(xsd:integer)
  • 40(xsd:integer)
  • 50(xsd:integer)
  • 74(xsd:integer)
  • 237(xsd:integer)
  • 302(xsd:integer)
  • No. 4 Commando
  • dbkwik:resource/2Z9HuSF-nkpWKVdshjfPKg==
  • Infantry
  • (Does not include Luftwaffe and Kriegsmarine)
  • No. 3 Commando
  • ~1,500 men
  • ~10,500 men
dcterms:subject
dbkwik:military/pr...iPageUsesTemplate
accessdate
  • 2008-01-10(xsd:date)
Partof
  • the North West Europe Campaign
Date
  • 1942-08-19(xsd:date)
  • 1947-08-12(xsd:date)
Commander
  • Gerd von Rundstedt
  • Trafford Leigh-Mallory
  • J. H. Roberts
  • Konrad Haase
  • Louis Mountbatten
Caption
  • --08-19
Issue
  • 38045(xsd:integer)
supp
  • yes
startpage
  • 3823(xsd:integer)
Casualties
  • 1(xsd:integer)
  • 6(xsd:integer)
  • 10(xsd:integer)
  • 20(xsd:integer)
  • 23(xsd:integer)
  • 25(xsd:integer)
  • 33(xsd:integer)
  • 62(xsd:integer)
  • 64(xsd:integer)
  • 275(xsd:integer)
  • 280(xsd:integer)
  • 311(xsd:integer)
  • 550(xsd:integer)
  • 586(xsd:integer)
  • 907(xsd:integer)
  • 1946(xsd:integer)
  • Royal Air Force
  • Royal Navy
  • United Kingdom:
  • Luftwaffe
  • Germany:
  • Canada:
  • Ground forces
Result
  • German victory
combatant
  • Poland
Place
  • Dieppe, France
Conflict
  • Dieppe Raid
endpage
  • 3828(xsd:integer)
abstract
  • The Dieppe Raid, also known as the Battle of Dieppe, Operation Rutter and, later, Operation Jubilee, was a Second World War Allied attack on the German-occupied port of Dieppe. The raid took place on the northern coast of France on 19 August 1942. The assault began at 5:00 a.m. and by 10:50 a.m. the Allied commanders were forced to call a retreat. Over 6,000 infantrymen, predominantly Canadian, were supported by a Canadian Armoured regiment and a strong force of Royal Navy and smaller Royal Air Force landing contingents. Objectives included seizing and holding a major port for a short period, both to prove that it was possible and to gather intelligence. Upon retreat, the Allies also wanted to destroy coastal defences, port structures and all strategic buildings. The raid had the added objectives of boosting morale and demonstrating the firm commitment of the United Kingdom to open a Western front in Europe. Virtually none of these objectives was met. Allied fire support was grossly inadequate and the raiding force was largely trapped on the beach by obstacles and German fire. After less than 10 hours since the first landings, the last Allied troops had all been either killed, evacuated, or left behind to be captured by the Germans. Instead of a demonstration of resolve, the bloody fiasco showed the world that the Allies could not hope to invade France for a long time. Some intelligence successes were achieved, including electronic intelligence. A total of 3,623 of the 6,086 men (almost 60%) who made it ashore were either killed, wounded, or captured. The Royal Air Force failed to lure the Luftwaffe into open battle, and lost 96 aircraft (at least 32 to flak or accidents), compared to 48 lost by the Luftwaffe. The Royal Navy lost 33 landing craft and one destroyer. The events at Dieppe later influenced preparations for the North African (Operation Torch) and Normandy landings (Operation Overlord).
is Battles of
Alternative Linked Data Views: ODE     Raw Data in: CXML | CSV | RDF ( N-Triples N3/Turtle JSON XML ) | OData ( Atom JSON ) | Microdata ( JSON HTML) | JSON-LD    About   
This material is Open Knowledge   W3C Semantic Web Technology [RDF Data] Valid XHTML + RDFa
OpenLink Virtuoso version 07.20.3217, on Linux (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu), Standard Edition
Data on this page belongs to its respective rights holders.
Virtuoso Faceted Browser Copyright © 2009-2012 OpenLink Software