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Jyotiraditya Panda
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Ms. Sharma
History (CHC2PB)
16 December 2014
Historical Significance of the Dieppe Raid
Dieppe Raid is historically significant because it is remembered, relevant and resulted in change. First of all, the huge sacrifices by Canadian soldiers made this allied movement remembered forever. The Dieppe Raid is marked as one of the most devastating and bloodiest chapters in Canadian military history ("The Dieppe Raid"). Out of the 4,963 Canadians who embarked their journey from England to Dieppe, only 2,210 were able to return but many of them were wounded ("The Dieppe Raid"). In addition, Canadians sustained 3,367 casualties including 916 were dead and 1,946 captured by Germans ("The Dieppe Raid"). This raid is remembered because of the immense amount of contributions and sacrifices the patriots did to protect their nation from falling into the hands of Nazi. Furthermore, historical significance of this battle is highlighted by the vast casualties which made the Dieppe Raid one of the catastrophic battle in Canadian history. Secondly, the Dieppe Raid is relevant as it has contributed to understanding issues in the present days. It is understood that there was lack of an adequate plan to lead the raid into success ("Dieppe Raid"). Additionally, there is a comprehension that the German strategies were underestimated and proper air and naval support was not provided to the ground soldiers ("Dieppe Raid"). As a result, analysis of the elements which led to failure
Panda 2 of the Dieppe raid has identified the mistakes allies made and has made the raid a relevant topic. Furthermore, these facts are also historically significant as if these mistakes would not have occurred then allies could have succeeded in the Dieppe operation and the war would not have prolonged till 1945. Lastly, Dieppe raid also initiated changes in war plans by