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REP 0 R T NO. 63HIS'l'ORICAL OPJPICBR

CAIlADUJI MILITARY HIWlQUAR'lERS

Prel1a1narl R.po.. t on Op Uon JUBILEB (Th. Raid onDIBPPE), 18 AuS 4a,1. ' 'hl. R.po..t pr nt . an outl1ok.tch or the1aportant c., . ,1o.d op.ration 10 tb . DIIlPPB are carr1edout on 18 AUS 42 b l ro..c . whlcb Includ.d large lntaor 2 Cdn Dl. and o tber C.n .d lan t ..oop., I t .111 b . con. ld . r .b l . t l b.ror . a compl.t . bl . to.. lca l R.port onth l . op.ratlonblch . a . b l rar th o .t . x t .n . l 1 . tundertaken b7 the Canadian AMA7 Ov.r can be P l ~ r dIn thanU tb . docum.nt . t t .ch .d App.nd1z 'A adr . r t p. . .pared orlSlDallJ .1th 1 to pub lloat lon bJ tb .Qo rn-ent o t Canada. 11 pre.ented prel1m1nar, account.a . Art .r p. . .lod or acr . than t .o and hal t l ea r . tb . or th . landlng or 1 Cdn DlY 10 th . UnitedKlngdo., dur10S .h lch th . r to .U 1ot.nta and purpo no actual oontaat with the eDem,. the Canad1an Ara7 O.er und . . . . .nt .ha t 10 a d. r1ol t . . . n . . I t . b.pt laa or r l r .In tb . DIIlPPI . . .ld , Thl. r . ld much the mo.t . x t .n . l th . m80l combln.d op.ratlona whlch ha b n und.rtak.naga1nlt the n ~ o c o u p l e d co ta _ tern Europe ainee 10much ot th e oon tinen t wa. overrun b7 the aermana 1n 1940.Th. Can.dl ArmJ round the major part th . l .ndlng to..cpro.ldlng to r the purpo.. t .o lDt.ntrJ II..I s .d . . a CdnDl. (4 .nd 6 Cdn Inr Bel 11 an AraJ Tank Ilat t .Uonequlpped .1 th Churchl11 tank. , and l . r s . d. t .cbaent . otai .oel lan.aua unit 3. b l l an Cltr l b a rdou l ope ra tlon Involvlngan . t t ack on 1 '1 t..ong poalUon ( tb tr .ngth . b lcb .aoreover. 1 . now a&.ltted to ha.e b n 80hat under t1aated)and our 10 1'1'1 h vJ. A pr.l1m1oarl . . .po.. t indio . t that tb . t o t . l numb... Can.dlan t ..oop. . .b . rk .d ror theop.r . t lon 4.812 (304 orr lc . . . . . 4.608 otb. . . rank.) . Tb .r .r . turn.d t o t . l or 2.147 (lOi or r lc . r . , 2,038 oth. . . r an k.) .Th. . . r i sur . . . . . . to b . r .g . rd .d mer. l l .pp..ox1aet., 10 ub qu.nt . . .port i t 1 . hop.d to provld. t lDal on. . . On 1S.p 42 the Can.dlan OOl'IlIIant announc.d that th . to ta lC.nadian cua l t i 10 the op.r . t ion amount.d to 3.3 0 dead ounded and i ing ('l'1ae LOIDO 16 S.p 42). Th. h i t10 1'uttered 61 4 Cdn Inr Belhlch .cco..d1oS to th . p l1a1DarJ t i sur . . .1 r dJ ntion.d .mbark.d 84 orrl0. . . .and 1.eo oth. . . . .ank. . and brougb t b.ck 17 or t l c . r . and 3Mother rank4. ?h . b..i . r .coount or tb . ope..atlon .b ich 1t t .obed Appendix 'A ' pr.p. . . .d b l the wri t . r the r u lt o t requelt received trom the Dom1nion Government to r s ta te .an ' tb . to. . . ot Whit. P.p. . . whiob could b. Siv to tb .publlc 10 .xplan. t ion ot the obJ.c t i and .yent . ot th .op . . . . t ion. Th. writ in. t ruot .d to p. . .p .ruch d o c _ t o t re l t tha t .1oc. the .m J knOllll to ba


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2t e.A., ,w N-.------- . G : r _ T =o.ptur.d tho 00P1 1 tho 1I111tar1 Op. . . . t ion O..d Eak.n. .ho. . . b1 S.Q 8 Cdn In t elourl t1 th le 1mpo..tant than In no,..&1 0 and that I t would b . po l b l .to p. . . . .nt 1 .1..11 t u l l .ooount 1 tho op . . . . t lon thob . n . n t 1 tho C.nadlan publ1o. In an 1ntaryl1thlll'1&&dl. . . . PBIIIIAUl n IIAD t .blob th U p. . . .ant .on :11 Aua 42. lI.jo..-o - ...a l BA llOII. l lo . -chl . r 01' Cc.b1nadOp. . . . t ion. . P . . . . .ad tho p onal .1 that 1n thol..oUII.tano 1 t .ould b . p..op. . . to p. . .pa. . . tho Whlt . r .p . . .on tha b . d . 1 tho P..allll1nar1 . . .po..t or tho II11U , 0..0 .CQOm Dd (II.Jo..-o.n. . . . l J.B. ROBERtS. II.C 0.0.0. 2 Cdn 01.) .rh . 01'1t 000..dlng11 OI ot. dra t t on thlo b l a . Ibl ub. l t t .d to O.n. . . . l lIolIAUOB OII 1'0.. h l . ooaa.nt. and . . . .l .adIn .ooo..dano 1th t h _ . lb . dr . t t thu n l . ad 1 . thadoouaant . t t .oh .d to tho pr nt ~ . p o ..t a . Appendix A.5. Wh.n. hoW t h l . dr . t t ub quODtl, .ubal t t .dto Co.b1n.d Op. . . . t lon. H dquart. . . . . tho .utho..l t l th . . . .took exo.ption to _n1 pa in U . appo. . . .d thatC.O.S.Q. t..onglJ obj.ot .d to ong oth. . . thlng.. t h .publ1o.t1on 1 anJ _t . . . l .1 whloh .1ght _ nan bJ 1IIp110.t lon. to .da1t tho 10 or tho Ope. . . t lon O..d... . lb . Chl.r 1Caabin.d Op. . . .t l0n0 ( l10.-Ada1l al Lord Loul. 1I0Ull BA?fEII) told81 lS.dl. . . YOUIIO ( th.n B . O . ~ C.II.S.Q.) that tho publlcatlon 1 t h l l dr . t t .ould b . wo.. th &&00.000 to tho .n ACOOl'd1nglJtho dr . t t l d b1 tho Publlc R.latlon t t t 1 C.O.S.Q.(thotual .o ..k b. lns don curlou.ly enough. bJ Unlt.dStat 1 1 1 lI.jo.. LAWREIICE. who 1b. . . 1 t h . t t t tlb . OI lt. . . th .n agaln ..n l l . d h ll .ocount. tollowing tho SOD. . . l11n 1 II.Jo.. LAWRIRCE'S dra t t . bu t u.ing 1 po lblund . . . 1n.tructlono tl oa C.II.S.Q tho . o rd . 1 h l . own o.. lg in . lveraion a . bere appended.6. The r l d aooount, necarll , . .ar1 -uoh 11nro. . . . t i than tho on. o..1g1nallJ .pp..ond bJ C.n. . . .lIIcIlAUOHrOIl p d bJ C_bln.d Op. . . . t ion . H dquart. . . . and1n duo cour . . to d.d to TT W publlc . t lon 11 tho.u tbor l t l th t l t .

8. ..a air.ad,. noted, the dra t t ow aaob to GeneralROBERTS' p. . . l l .Sna J R.po.. t ome pa s 1 .blob . . . . .inoo..po. . .ted 1n U . . . .bat1m. lb U 1.0 dr ha.,,11J(part lcul. . .1J In tho r . t e ..ono to p. . .par. t ion n t . . .1n1nS.and tho r u l t . 1 tho r . ld upon h l . own not 1 O.n. . . .l1I0RAUOHTOR'. r . . . . .k. to pa.. t J 1 . l .1 t lng Canadlan .d l tor 1n an In t. . . . l at HEADLEY C O U ~ I n r LIlATBDlIIBJ). on 27 Aug42.

7. I t 11 thought that tho 0..1g1n&1 d. . .tt h. . . . p. . . .ont.d lthougn n.c a r l1 , ha. t l11 OI lttan and 1no_pl . t 1 . not.ho l lJ .1 thout hl . to .. loal . a lu . . AOOOl'd1nglJ. I t 1 . to. . . . . .d.d.p .nding tho compl.tlon 1 t u l l . . . aooount. tho p. . .paratlon 1whlob .111 b t t . . . 1 month

~ . I t 1o.. th notlng that t h l . op . . . .t lon .111 bxt. . . . .1J 11 dooument.d. Wlth a .1 to tho ooll .ot lon 1.11 po lble Into t lon or op.r . t lonal lu . . I t dlr .ot .dthat a l l Can.dlan p annal l I turn1 l l tl'0II tho op. . . . t ionshould ke wrItten stateMenta their exparleno.. . Th ata t ent. oonatitute hia tor ioal aouro or unu.ual in tere . tand . a lu . . A largo numbe.. 1 1'11 1 tho obta1n.d t S.Q.2 Cdn 01 t pr t in tho h.nd. 1 tho OI lt t C.II.B.Q.Iand h . und.r . tand. that in manJ c t l t . oop1 ort b . . . p. . . .onal .ocount. h b n pl .o.d aa .ppondl0.. upontho War 01.1'1 1 tho unlta oonc.rn.d.


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POSTSCRIPT. Sino. the for .go1ng paragraph. w.r . wr1tt.n theWhite Pap.r ha. b.en publ1.h.d in Canada br tho ~ i n t e r of~ t l o n a l Detence. moderately coaplet. v .ra1on appear. inTh. Tlae. LONDOR , 19 S.p 42.


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~ P f II I l . , ,I t 1. now po lble to Sl tu l l . r det . l l . or tbe OomblnedOperetiOD as . ln . t the rorc In the Dleppe ....... ClU rledout on 11 Augu.t b7 rorc whlch lnclud.d e la rs . bod7 or theOan.dlan AI'Ie7 0 1 .. . . . : I1le .ccount 1. baaed UpOD theprel1Jelnar7 r .port ...d. b7 the 1I111tar7 Forc. Oe-and.r (II.JorO er . l J.B. Robert 11.0 O.O.C. 2nd Oan.dlan Dl.l .lon) and

upon .x ln. t ion or per.onal r .port . _de b7 . . . .7 p....Uclp . ..t .lnoludln 1...... numb.r or c.o and prl te .oldler andatat n t. by 8nemr priaoner. ot war.oaJEOft AID PRELIlIIIWIIIlS 01 1 Ofl RAUOI,

The oper.tlon In . t Dl.pp. had In .lew both 100.1 and l . r s . robJeot.. I t wu p.r t or proar d ian.d to ce-pel th . n ~to ret . ln d pl07 In wt . rn BUrop. a l l l t....7 rorce. and otharr ource. whlch would oth.rwl b l l .b l . ror .aplo , . .n t .1-whe.... I t _ rur tber conaidered tha t auch an operatlOD would errord our rorc lIOat t i . l pr .ct ical experl.nc. In the l .. .d1n&on an n ~ o o c u p l d co t a large toroe, lnclud1ns b Y7 tenka.Exp.rlenc. or thle . c r t would b. In luable In oth.r op.r.tione.n . ls .d ror the ruture.The local obJectl or the r . ld .re d.rlned rollow. In the1I111tlU 7 Op.r.t lon Order. The cod. n Jubllee we ampl07ed Inrer.r.noe both to the op.r . t lon and to the town or Dl.pp.,

Op .r.tlon Jubll 1 r . ld on Jubll wlth l la l t .d a l l -I t....7 and .11 obJ.ctl mbr.c1n the d truo tlon o rloc . l d.rence power . t . t lon h....bour lnetall . t lon rol l ins . tock tc in JUbil the captur. or prl.onar. ,the d tructlon or an rodr. . . . n..... the town and the c.ptur .and re laOy .l aerllaD In., ion barg and other c ra f t n theharbour .Thl. op.r . t ion wu 1I0.t oer.ruU7 p. . .p.....d in .d no. In ar7det . l l . aeroI'. the ploJll.nt or Canadlan 11111 ter7 rorc weappro.ed bJ Lieutenant-aeneral A.O.L. Ko ugbton, c.a., C.M.O D.S.O O.O.C.-ln-e Flr . t Can.dlan AI'Ie7. h. had t l . r l .d ~ -. e l r th . t the obJ.ctlYe. wer. worth whll. and that th . _ 11. b l . w.r. llke17 to b. .d .quat . ror the t k In hand. D.t . i l .dplannlns or the op. . . . tion b.san on the 8th 11.7 l u t . Th. work orplanning w lens and .x.ct ing. lnvolving r .p t .d cODter.acb.t .e .n 101 orrlc. . . . or the thr.e tlshting .er.1c , and thepr .pu. t lon or 1 7o.....rul . a l n l e t r . t i ech_ Th. plano1nor the enterpri , 0 ta r a . the Canadian ail l t r1 torc were OOD-eemed , . a . directed bJ Qeneral Roberta, the IIl11taJ f Poroe eLL aader.The ofr10er . ch. rsed wlth plennlns the op.r . t lon had th . l rdl.po l srt or lntor-atlon r . l . t lns to the Dl.pp. eroolleoted t roa 0 7 louroe.. The propo.ed operation oheokedon lerS.- .o. le .od . l or the er to b. ralded, and when the plan.w.r. ocaplet o.t thorouah und.r. tandlns h.d b.en tablleh.dbet.een the three rYl0 . .Th. rorce. to b . _107ed In the enterprla. warubJ.oted toan lnt .nel p.clel p ro a r_ . or O_ln . d Operetion. tr.ln1n oTh. Can.dlan a l l l t ....7 unlt . cho.en to pert101pate proo.ed.d to t r . lnlns ar on the Ensll.h co t wh.r. the plan. oould b. t tedb7 .c tual .x . rc l und.r oondltlon p r O J : ~ t l n a to tho In theDl.pp. er I t l r .In the r l r . t in.tanc. the plana aa d lop.d war. tr led out In tul l -acal . ne rc l In which the whole rorc. land.d on ection orthe oo t and t . bU . _ teapol el 7 brl4 ahe.d ln tha _ n e r pro-pod ror the .c tual oper.tlon. Bub qu.n\17 th . r u l . or th l .ex.role. w. . . . o.....tul17 anal) Sed and the plan. 804lrled cord1n l7.

Anoth.r tu l l -ac . l . exarcl.e than took pl.oe and the arranaa-nt804lrl .d w.r. round to b .uoh .o r tl.r.ctol 7 than b.ro . . . Aftertur th. r ana17.1. and ceneid.r. tlon l t we declded that the operetlOR_1gb t now proceed.


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It had .t t1Pat b n p..opo.ad to o. . .d _ t tho . . .ld 1n laDe. ft. . . . . . . . ._ t . o....ld not be 0.-p1. tad 1n U _ . IIIld 11: po. 'pan.d U1 . . . .l J 1n J\alJ. non o. . .dl1:1on. or _ and t ld a .o uld II 1:1.t.. torJ tor .uob an .ntorp..l... ..., th1l p lod. 11 0 1'. tho d b t 1IIportant o l n t In Collblnad Op Uo .unr.YOU1'.b1. t b . t lt tound n.o . . . . . .J to _ k furtb po . ' .pan_ont un1:11 tho to110.1n _th. It thor . tor . .obadulad ttho pe..lod In UCUOt .han ._Ul_ would IIuU.II1. . tho . .to.pproaobad. .r:r . . . . .fu l p r . po r a ' l _ . . . . . .d . to r tho l J ottho t roop. In tho polnt . ot .....kaU .... bor : r otr. . .t .oo ad. to.naur . . . . . .oJ dur1n& tho _ t o t t ..oopa 0 _ t All. or equ1. .nt. re . . . . , . , t l_ 0. . . . . 1 on the - ul t . b lp . In ad_. ot tha ,1'.....Thank. to til.. p. . . . .uU . . . . tokan. U 11 II.U . . . .d that til.. 0Il0II7.In . pU . ot til.. .1 ot tho toro . InolY an4 tho lens p. . .lod t r . ln lng and p. . .p. . . .U ..... had no 1nt. . . . .U .... that peo1fl0 op.r Uon aga1no' th . Dl.ppo . . . . . ft. p r o ~ o t a H. . . . . .r . In 91. . ot_ ob ..lou. dang o t a tt .o k on b1. Wt . rn tront ha had be

t tbon1n& b1 . po .U l tho OIlob o... t . . . . . .011J. Tho0 on tho P'ronob o o u , In _ t J b . oallod t o ' . ots .n o1 01 . . . . _10 _ t . o ' t b a ' p. . .t. ot tb .1 r .r l .on In tho Dloppo oIItoln.d . a r1J kn1oda. ot our . .p r l n o . . . . . . . . .U J _ . no ' to anJ 1 IeaS. ot 1 n t _ U o n . IIu'to 0. . ,1 . to1J to ..t ul 'O lI . lnold.., wblob took p1.0. our to .o 1pp..o b1na tho P'ronob oo.. t en til.. nlabt ot tho oP. . . .1:1ODeWhl1. Qen. . . .1 RoII.r'1 dJ notad. 00 .ndad 'ho .111tor:rPo.o. to th . op. . . .Uon. tha al Poro. C. .M , n o C.,toln J .Uab Bal1 .U. R and til. 1r Por Co .n4. . . _ t r C od,. . .'1'. Lolab-la11or:r. C.Il D.ll.O. Thbo1. ope. . .Uon n. WIll. . . tIM

S l . . , . . . .1.1..... IIIld til.. plano . . . . . t to th . ,proY01. o tVl - 4a1r.1 Lo..d Lout000 ' . t ' an . O.C.V.O D.S.O Cbl . t orCa.bln.d Op . . . . t lona . Can.d1on plana . . . . . 0 ' 1'1:04 . 1 th th . 1 . . . .bJ Ll . u ' . n an t_n . . .a l B.D.O. C. . . . . . . . . D.S.O oon....1 o tnCo . nd1na . C_41 . n Corpr n . Canad1an al l l tar ; r t o In. . .1. . .d n. ooapo 4 b loo1lJ t\ ~ S 1 . . -n t . ot two b..lg .d.. ot tho and Can.41an Dl ..l.l. . . DC .n.d.d bJ Brtaodl... W.W. Soutbaa and S. t o n . and b . n 011_ o t thol a , Canadlan .t.l IQ' '1'ank 8 ..1g.d . . In addUl. . . . dot.oJwento I t t a l lor - . and .....1 p1.Jad ...onUal p. . .to In tho oporou-. Ua1ot tha 2nd Canadlan Dhla10n . . . . . obo n b.o . . . . . . ~ th...t ..oop. had II n In tho Un1'.d J:1na4. . .In HO thoJ bad bad DOoppo.. tunUl tor ooU.....p10p .n ' .uob had tal1an ,. t roop.ot tho 1 . ' Canadlan Dl..1810n In Frano. In Jun. o t 1HO and In th .up . d lU . . . to SpU.b . . .g.n. Th. l a , Canadlan ' 8J '1'ank Br1gad... tho t1l . ' Canadlan 1'8our.d to. . . .U . . . to h. In th . Ua1J:1na4 . ...11 th . t roop. obo.on tor _ .. ' 10 1n t to ot aonoral t r . ln1na . ...t trOD tho add11:1_1 an4 .poalalt . . .ln1na n l ob tlloJ roo .had tor thlo op .U_

In addlUOD ,. th . Cana41an tor tho . 1Uk r ; r ,,11:.lnolud.d d. ' .obaant . ot tho l I rd. 4th and ROJo1 . . . .In . C.ot til.. Sp.ola l S.rYl0. 8 ..1g.d ~ ...11 d. .o_n . otStat.. an4 P1abt1na Fr.nob t P ~Th. t roop. . . . . . . . . .d a t . . . . . . .1 d1f t . r . n ' poln . . In 0 .d18sul .D08J th . t t:b4' th O J Uot to ro . . . LarS. 'Ya1 tor .... ad U.b l . , , tbao att oarr:r1na alUtar ; r p...onnol 4ur1na tho .bannal _ tna . . .to p..o.. ld . b .....U'lIIeont . ' . 1 ' to tho 1an41n&. Yor:r 1 .. . . . . . . . . . . . . bad b.on ad. to r th . pr.. , la1. . . ot a l l bJ _ROJ.1 ...1r Poro.. b . 1111tar;r Poro. Cl .nd ODd tho . 1 C. .nda.. _ . . .kad tos . thor on d t r o J nl d ..H dquart . r . Shlp a n d . dup110. ' . H dquar ' . r 1.04 1n oond d ' oJ ' (on .11.1011. tho aonlor 811Uar ;r o ttlo i l r lg.dl..


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..C.C. Jl nD lD o u . t h1 . H.adq..... t Ship .hould b. d t ..07 01' ioual7 . . . . .g.4. Th. 1 11 1 0. .0 . C nd. . . di. ..ot.d tho a1l' op. . . .-t ion. t l a . a B.a4q.....t . . . . in England whioh ... oon.id. . . .d tho ao . toony .n i.nt po in t the control t tho YeI'7 largo nuaba.. t.qu.dron. ampl07.dl but h . WU r .pr nt.d aCloat in tho H.adq.....t . . . .8b1p b1 Air Ca.modore A ~ Cole, e.B.E., M.e., D.F.e., who teakit to a.Yi ao4 ud.t tlla Haval and IIUi t I J 1 0..


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...-U oort to tar lk.r . A nav. l .ncaa-llt .n e1. A a . r . .u l t no0Dl)' w. r . tho lancl1l1/l wa t t 0UT)'1ng tho 0 e1loper buttho ~ t roop. holellns tho e1.t.n whloh w.ro tho obJ .o t lv . ont h l . t lanlr wor. unqu t ionabl) ' warn. ' 1 the .pproaoh 01' OlD' toroDu. to t h . . . alroueatanoa. onl)' a 11 proportion 1 tha ~ n e l orora . Intond.d 1'or t h l . dut)' .uoa In 1. '11I/l in the a.l'IIevalare . l but tho . . .n who .o tual l ) 1 l t o ~ too to at taoktho .n.1aJ bat tar) ' . anlpacl .t the ~ throughout tho op.ra t ion.an4 to o. r ta in . t . n t .uoo....e1 In 1n f l . r lns a l th t h . l r rln.

' 'h. t u l l . r r . o t 1 _ UII1'GI't. . . . .t. anoaun ' r a l th tho tanIraI' . . . .hal aor t boo pparent wbaa tho CanacllUl attaal< ... e1. lh ...aga ln . t tb . beaoh Pul te . ro tho R.s lMnt or Cane

C > m l n d o ~ b)' Lt-Col D. O.t to . bacI b n ~ o h c l u l to lan4 a t t . 80 .II&lnl)' a . a r o . u l t 1 ao t l . . . _ . . to avol . th . naval . ngag_ I I t ,t h i . uni t land lMNt 20 l l1aute. l . t a ntI lD. t... or ra.ohill/l. ho r . ln tho twi l ight hOlD' o..... ld........ t .uStabla tor .uoh . . .op.ra t lon . touobacl .own In broacl ) l l gb t . whll . 1OOI 00v.r the.n. '7 S. . . . .loon. who a . ro _nnil l / l tONl b l . prapera . d.1'.no......wor. w. l l provid wlth _0h1Jla guna . . . . IIOrtar had be. . . pl .o on tho a l a r t b)' tho .o t ion .t .... Tba oOIlll.quano thot thoRo)'al R.glM . .t at Cana 0 uncl.r 1'lro .van b.toro 1.ndll1/l.....UD


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.. -5-oertaln oae th e demolitIon s tore . could not e l ~ d d and In80M tlaer 1'. deatro, 'ed herON t e;y could useel) In other . ,personnel eeame ca .ua l t iea . The -uRIl, In oonaeqJence,not breaohed to the extent that lad ueen _ l ~ l ed, and sone tthe t nka re una Ie to ero88 t r pile t e fact that a n rt t s . ere a on iMmobil izeR by d a M 8 ~ e t181r cre continuedto r igh t the i r wIth the rea tea t 0 11race, en ,,: ~ ~ thea t ta r l which were flr1Dg on the l a n d l n ~ c ra t t , and on theevidence witneases contrlbutln to the .are withdrawal of 80net the l a t t e r .

About one hour af te.. th e t la ~ a t th1a p01nt. 1nfol at1onreoe1Ye' 1n. loa te that the beach aurr lo1ent l r oleare. to yernrtthe land1ng of the f loet ing . . . .erve. In oonaequenoe the Fu. l l1er .ant-Royal, co -oded . b1 Lt-ool . D. eoard, ere ordered to landand eatabl ish t h m a l ~ on the beach and on the edge or t ~ e townof Dleppe. The N01al HamiltoD L16ht Inrantry ~ a d aueeeeded lnaapturln- the ~ a l n o which W 8 a prominent feature on the frontof the 'ea.n an a . atronolJ for t i f ied . but tho . t r on , road block.aero. . the head. of the . t r ee t . leading into the town and theheaY1 f1re brou;ht to bear from the hou.e . fao1ng the .planaden l the each prevented further pro rea . except by ll partiea tvarious unlts which penetrated fo r aome diatance a t a nunber orpoin t . . Large n ~ b e r or the t r opa wore nable to adYAnCe beyondthe wire obstaolea on the beach, w lch were swept by extreMelyheavy f i r e , and the ex Soottlah 1n par t icular were exposed toheavy t i re f roa ene:n7 mortArs and surrer d very numeroU8 oaaual t i es .

At 9130 bout four and a half hour. Arter the ln1t la l land1ne the enemy had brou ht tnto aotlon a n ~ b e r of 0 i l e bat ter iea .Mortar. and add1tlonal infantry. and l t '. elea, ' that not onlrwaa the co-nplete capture 01' the planned objeoti .s now 1r.tpoasiblebut alao that t had beoo o neo .ssa ry to ~ a k e In odl . te plana forwithdrawal. The deoision was aO lordln ly made to withdraw a televen o'clock, wh.ic'h necessitated abandonlnn; the tanka 1 1 leh hadbeen landed, 1n order to ro-e1bark ,eraonnel. At the aame t ine theoraf t oarryln,2; tho r o : n a l n l n ~ t..nk. and troopa who not eenlanded, were ordered to return to t n ~ l a n dFull aupport waa given by the Air orCG and the .h ips una tocoyer the Withdrawal, but by this t.ine t.htt 0:181Y '.ad orcan lr .ed veryheaVJ f i on both the beaches and tho a.a approaches which ~ a d e i tpraotioal ly ~ p o a l b l e for the l a n ~ n cra f t to a ~ r o a o h In

add1tion dhe-bOlAber. atl-aeked the .h1p. and oraf t lyll47 ofr Dle.. ~ eIn ap i t . or he.v,. c.aualt loa to Loth peraonllel an craf t , the a.,.,.moet ga l lan t l r uent 1n agaln and agaln to every b e a ~ l untl1 lt . a .known that our t'len on the beaahcI in tront. of t.he town vere ei therki l led or overwhel Dcd, When any fur t ler offorts w Id tave been orno aval1. Eyer,. po.aible effort waa de b7 the aVJ to -a t theassalllt: craf t into the 'Oeaehe.. The ~ a d q u a r t e r de.troyer . amongother .h ipa . oloaed tho ~ c a c h t i l i t a11l1o.t rounded. In aDattempt to aupport t ~ l t h d r a w B l by r i re and to piok up aurvlYora.St. l1ar l on lhe 08&oh At Pourvl11e. the CL'eron i hlander. andthe Sou th . askatch ',el;1.::lent ere .ubJeoted l.o ve.., ea., . flrft 1n

w1tlmra.1n nd w h l 1 ~ thank. to the un t l r ln e r fo r t . of the Off10e. . .and 1I.C.oa. and the unfai l ing a l lant r1 01' the awy, a large propor~ l o n of theae Wllt. vas aarel, . withdrawn, t'l.e,. ne erthela aurreredheavily a t th is ataRe.

The expedit ion returned to land under an unb rella of Air oreer l ~ h t e ~ c~ e r w110h prevented any rloua interterenoe by enenya i ror t n ~ land. 1 .p . r l arrange n t . . e. . . ~ t erf101ent17organl . b1 the Canad1 eadquarter . oono.....ed. and a l l re t Ir lnofl1cera and lQen ere lyen hot fooeS on arr iva l . The wl'\unded ere1 edlat lr d1.patohed to h o.p 1tal and the rema1n4er ere re tu rn edto the i r ~ n l t are . a .


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.tand1D aDlI . pv r . o l .Uon \ , h . JI JU>ar In .h lob th . Ka . l t..an .1 1 ..l .ka to ...i.t tho t roop All' 00 ' aM bcIoobina . . . . . . l lk 18. l lDlt1o.nt . aDd ..... dan. . . . , . . t r lbu t t r a . the troopw tr the M.Yy. 'l 'broughollt theope. . .Uon . beth the A ir Poroe the Il.Yy p rod4 01< .0. . . . . . . hloh 1'. hlghly .rcu ep t 1D the o l t to .b_( . Ugbt o tt .h or a appeara 1:0 ha In t t . . . . . ) . . . . hloh gre . t ly r .duo.4 o. .ua l t l to . h ip pera_.l.t .hould b . no t tha t beth C.nu l en n r. en4 C.nad l_ aU-ploye4 dl . t lngu iabe . ~ t 1D th op. . . . t l on . . Co l . . . . .b l .

nlmb. . . . 01' Conadl. . . l I . . l ottl0. . an4 r.tlD> l na 011 b. . . . .th . n .v . l .....10. aDd _roue 0 e r j l ta l l_try by thea arer . o o r d . At 011. poln t . Ugbt o tt ventur Into . t r a _ l y h.aYyI ' l l ' . to . . . .ou . Nen 01' tho Reyal R.gt-Bnt at Conad.. .ho . . . . .oUnlllng to the bo t t _ 01' ovo..turn landlng ora t t 010.. to th bor . . One 01' \ 11.......ou. ora te . . . . O_Dd by C.nadl. . . 01 1 10on anoth. . . Canadian r.tiD>l aDlI an tDgl l .h . . . t1D& 01'11'10 t h . l . .11v In log th eo ld l. . . . .Two Aray Co-Oper .UOIl 8 'lueel ron. at th . I.eyel C.ne41.n Al.. '0 t taoh.4 to Co . - t l on . the Canadlan A....,. nv ~ o l p a t e 10the ope. . . t lon . Both ell . g . l l an t .01'1< . . .4 . u t r 10 Canadlaa

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. ..,. 0.0- . _ put out ~ . 0 t lo.. , h8 took < ......... 1.. th. toth8 ~ o ho . . . . . an ozp1oa1'l. olIarI. to .n t. . . tbrcnapth8 wall 01 to SWl la._t. b l_10 th8 .t l 001 o t th8 SWl EIqlla_t wUh anotl1oP o ~ .kl l l l l l l th8 lUll or ub quont17 tr07 t h . l looh DaYalgu l l the E l lP l a o_ t u ..11 two _ohlllo S JlE. B. th ro-orgonb t i le r_ l l l l l lg ... ~ tI1E platooa . . . . la tI1E t . o . atho.Y7 0Il0iEI oppooltlOll 1M la te tI1E towa u tar u th8 ClhlA'Oho t I t . R ~ . 7 . . . . . ho to. . . . h i . part7 .1 _u,ppol ' t..U . be . 1 t b lN . 1tl to tJIe CUlM t ~ be n ... tholut n to be ._tM r r - tI1E _

luGh u tI1E wll l 1... be r,a ll>orM.a. lJL lII or to 0P. MUl l

t 1 . obYloua r r - thE abon .........t19 . tbat cro . t par t o t thol l a l t looal obj U f t o t tho raU 1 0 BOt . t t a l . . . . r bo. . . . .l1tlOJlE aotual17 . t f . o ~ ro on a . .Db oaal lor . oa l . than boon h o to r , . l t houp oOIl.U.rabl. .CO ....OM .Prl.OTlOn n tak.n, _ n r a c ro . t 1 o t lnforMtloll 00_o.mlng l ~ . l .pool t lono th....... obtalDM.1 1 tho polot o t ,,1 o t l a r l . r r ultE o t th . r a l . , 11t t l .

OED b . oal t pr l l t . rho oporatl.. 10 .tlll bElllll ... t OarEtul17 . t ~ l wlth v i to .xtraotlll rr i t . . rT poo.lblal ...on .h loh .111 ...l.t uo In tho tuturo prOMoutlca o t oporatlOllEIn t . rn luropo or . booh . r . J . . . . tho value o t tho . x p o r l . _galn t Dl.ppo wll l appoar onl7 10 tho tuturo oouroo o t tho war.At tho pr nt t iM , no publlo ana17.1. at tI1E l oaa loarno4 1 .po lb l l thout glvlng u . l . t ono . to th1lOa7

On. thlng, h..on r , oan bo . t a to . with ooapl.to oontl n r hoorganls . t lon ot ooabln.. C7FT.nork . . out In .uoh t a l l 10 ano. of tho oper. t lo.. funotlono. por t .ot17 ' I par t loular , tho.th. . . o t organ101ng th . 010upport . t t o r t an. tho f lghtol ' _provl b7 th8 R.A.P.. n aothool o t contl'Ol horo ampl07tba t l r . t t l , prov to be t t l . t .o tOrT. ' 'h. throe rYlo o rk t o p t h . r In p . r t .o t oo-oporatlllTT..... 10 th l . ro.poot thor u l t o t th e opera tlon baa b.on to a r t o ~ ooapl . t . ooBtl ne. 10th t t . o t l o.....lnatlon ot tho t t o r t o t tho throe r . l 1n C_bln . . Oper.t10ne.On. tur th8r . p eda l polllt 7 be _ TId. ox ton .h . 1 1. _pel l. . thn&IQ to oOllo.ntrato dr sqUEUO' r r - SUI ) . l . t on tpolnta ... to oCllTT t a largo toro . to aotlDll. TId. pn tho R. . . .P.a valuable oPPOl tull1l:7, . . . . In tho ln t. . . . . all ' t lghtlng Oft i Dlop,.tI1E GoI llOll .11' foro u t t ~ an 1IIportont too t .Por th . 10 _ l . am . . . . tba vantag pln th8 0JllIE8 ... partloular17 tho 1. . . . t poU n rT Y7 p r lM.l bo hi . orT o t . l a l l a r oporatlOllE 10 tho JU t to lM loatethot hoaY7 10.... a n to be oxpootoa In . aphlb lou ntl atthis type '1I 'o0to. o.saloat t o r t l t l . o. . . .Ulu h.l b7 a .teI -

alD a l . r t .1lOa7. 'rho laMlng opo r a t l _ 10 Oal11poll 10 tholaot are o u . 10 palate At Dl.ppo th . 100... 10 groat par t _ to th . al . tor tune at tho oball.. tar mlthtba oorto ' Gon n tanker ThlDb . . . . .0 to warn tho 1 I I 1.on atth8 t .noo. . .... to n t, to l o tu rb tho t lM- tab l . t f l lthE . t t aok . l bo _ 1 1 0 I h l ng .uoo 10 opo r a t l _ at t h i . tJ pE1 . a lw .p rT IlU'I 'OT OM , f t rT oaal l ol l 'OUMta_.....tI'oquont17 .u t t lo lo . t to tuI tI tI1E balano l bo Canallan IUl1t........ In tho Dl.... o , .. . .ti_ gal... ,..t. porl .no. Thloh mll l be or groat value t. tlMa la tuturo o , ...tl_.l bo troop. ha wmoa r r - tho oporat l. . mlth . . . . . .oat l. . . . . .

In _ 1 In par t loular , In thE 10Mer.hip at tball ' o t t l. . . . .. . . . I.C.O mhlGh tI1rougbout th . operation or tJIe YOrT hlgbe. ter ler . All rank. o t tile IUl1to oono.rn poo la l17 tbo 1IIl1ob u _ i _ U7. are anxloua to r anoth.1' opportuJl1t7


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