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Day Three: Le Memorial du 19 Aout 1942, Dieppe, France
The museum (website) is located on the Place Camille St Saens near the beachfront, adjacent to the back of the Mercure hotel. It is housed in the Municipal Theater, a building of Italianate styled architecture, erected in 1826 and classified as a historic edifice in 1993. After an eventful past, and much remodeling of the façade, the theater finally closed its doors in 1960.
At the end of 2001, Mr Pierre Hamel, vice-mayor at the time, initiated a meeting between various associations and interest groups who were dedicated to keeping alive the memory of what happened here on August 19th, 1942. Their goal was to find a place to house the collected memorabilia. The un-occupied municipal theater was chosen. After much discussion, the other groups decided not to join up, and it was the Jubilee association which assumed the task of overseeing the installation of the museum. An inauguration took place June 2002 during the lead up to the 60th anniversary of the Allied Raid, with an open house visit. The citizens of Dieppe were thus reintroduced to their former Theater and many visited it for the very first time. Today many different nationalities visit each year, and thanks to the documents, memorabilia, scale models, uniforms, and films on display, gain an understanding of this forceful raid involving 6000 Allied soldiers, some 5000 of whom were Canadians, and who unfortunately, suffered heavy losses.
Overview of the Battle of Dieppe
Excerpts from Wikipedia =>The Dieppe Raid, also known as the Battle of Dieppe, Operation Rutter and, later, Operation Jubilee, was a Second World WarAllied 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. It involved 5,000 Canadians, 1,000 British troops, and 50 United States Rangers.
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 were 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.[4] 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.[5] The Royal Navy lost 33 landing craft and one destroyer. The events at Dieppe later influenced preparations for the North African (OperationTorch) and Normandy landings (Operation Overlord).
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