MIND’S ON – QUICK REVIEW

• What year did Hitler take power? • Name 3 countries that the Germans occupied in

the 30’s • What is the policy of appeasement? • Why do you think Canada took a week to declare

war after Britain and France? • What year did the Battle of Hong Kong take

place? • What role did the Canadian navy play in WW2?

MIND’S ON – MAP THINK/SHARE

• Based on the map and knowing a bit about Nazi occupation of France and expansion in other parts of Europe, brainstorm reasons the Canadians would attack Dieppe and their objectives in doing so

INQUIRY ACTIVITY

• You will be see a variety of information about Dieppe at each station• Rotate to each station and fill in your inquiry-

based questions as you go.

• Put yourself in their shoes! Think of the context of the time and why all of this is important to our identity.

DIEPPE – THEN AND NOW

THE DIEPPE RAID

REASONS FOR ATTACK

1. To distract the Nazis from their attacks on the Soviet Union.

2. To give experience to Canadian soldiers who had been in Europe for two years without action

3. To give the leaders and planners experience in a large assault

THE OBJECTIVES

1. To capture and remove Nazi barges2. To destroy Nazi arms and fortifications

around Dieppe3. To destroy Nazi aerial fortifications around

Dieppe4. To destroy radar rail lines, ports and gas

reserves. 5. To capture prisoners6. To capture essential Nazi documents as well

as radar stations.

THE DETAILS

• Aug, 19th, 1942 – 6100 Allied troops depart, of which 5000 were Canadians, landed on the beaches of the French town of Dieppe• Unfortunately, the raid was doomed from the

start• A German envoy encountered the Allied forces as

they prepared to attack• The German forces on the beaches were notified

of the impending attacks

PROBLEMS

• The Allies had to delay the landing until daylight so the elements of surprise and darkness were lost• The Canadians received heavy fire from the

German forces perched on the cliffs above the beaches• Tanks that were supposed to support the troops

sank in the wet sand• Most soldiers tried to get back to their ships but

were open targets for the German gunners

GERMAN BARBED WIRE LINED THE BEACHES

LESSONS

• The disaster at Dieppe raised many questions about the Allies ability to effectively plan and launch an invasion• The Allies did learn from their mistakes and these

lessons were invaluable for the planning of the D-Day offensive

3-2-1 REVIEW

• 3 reasons the Dieppe Raid failed

• 2 possible lessons learned

• 1 word to characterize the legacy of Dieppe