4 real historical locations · France
A dramatisation of the disastrous Dieppe Raid of August 1942, where Allied forces — primarily Canadian — attempted an amphibious assault on the French port. Of 6,000 men landed, nearly 3,400 were killed, wounded, or captured in under nine hours.
CinemaMapped has mapped 4 real historical locations where the story takes place, spanning France.
The 1993 Canadian TV film reconstructs the disastrous Dieppe Raid of 19 August 1942 — 5,000 Canadian troops storm the beach in a rehearsal for future invasio...
Operation Jubilee tested German coastal defences and sought to demonstrate Allied capability. Of 6,086 men who landed, 3,623 were killed, wounded or captured in nine hours; 916 Canadians died. The bitter lessons of Di...
View location →The Royal Regiment of Canada lands at Puys in the dark to silence German guns above the main beach. They arrive late; dawn breaks as they hit the shingle and...
At Blue Beach on 19 August 1942, the Royals suffered 94% casualties: 209 killed, 264 captured of 554 men. Only 33 escaped back to England. It remains the worst day in the regiment's history.
View location →The South Saskatchewan Regiment and Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders land at Pourville, the only beach where troops penetrate inland before being repulsed by ...
Green Beach saw some of the Dieppe Raid's limited success — troops reached the radar station at Pourville — but the Scie River bridge became a killing ground during withdrawal.
View location →The one Dieppe objective fully achieved: No. 4 Commando destroys the Hess battery in a textbook flanking raid, silencing two 150mm guns before withdrawing wi...
No. 4 Commando's assault on the Hess battery was the sole tactical success of Operation Jubilee. It later served as the model for Commando planning in Operation Overlord.
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