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'''Dieppe''' is a port town in the North of [[France]] on the English Channel.
'''Dieppe''' is a port town in the North of [[France]] on the [[English Channel]].
In [[World War II]], Dieppe was the site of a [[Allied]] attack on [[Nazi Germany|Nazi German]] occupied France on August 19, 1942. It was code named Operation Jubilee for over 6,000 men, mainly [[Canadian]] soldiers to attack the beach, march inland, disrupt German defences and retreat back to the beach and wait for evacuation.
In [[World War II]], Dieppe was the site of a [[Allied]] attack on [[Nazi Germany|Nazi German]] occupied France on August 19, 1942. It was code named Operation Jubilee for over 6,000 men, mainly [[Canadian]] soldiers to attack the beach, march inland, disrupt German defences and retreat back to the beach and wait for evacuation.