Dieppe

This is me in Dieppe, France. This place has (or should have) special meaning for you if you happen to be Canadian. Operation Jubilee was an Allied raid on Dieppe on August 19, 1942. In hindsight, it was something of a rehearsal for D-Day in 1944, a dry run if you will. Unfortunately, it wound up teaching them what not to do in an amphibious invasion. More unfortunately, the majority of the troops taking part were Commonwealth soldiers, specifically Canadian. And most unfortunately, many of them died or were captured for little gain on the Allied side. That day was one of the worst disasters in the Allied conduct of the war. My words can pay but poor tribute to the valour of those men.