Dieppeis in Normandy, France and is the nearest beach to Paris, lively all year round. It is well-known for a failed landing operation by predominantly Canadian Allied forces during WW2, on the 19th of August 1942 you won't find a French flag flying in Dieppe without a Canadian flag alon...
Attack on Dieppe Contributor:C. Peter Chen ww2dbaseLord Louis Mountbatten, Chief of Combined Operations, wanted to finally strike continental Europe and perhaps even cause Germany to reinforce the French coast with troops destined for the Eastern Front, therefore alleviating pressure off of the Soviet...