During World War 2, a disastrous Allied attack on August 19, 1942 took place on the beaches of Dieppe. The Battle of Dieppe was a complete failure and not worth the knowledge to obtain. The raid was supposed to test Germans defences and take pressure off the Russians from the Western Front. The results were disastrous as there were reported over 1000 casualties and approximately 900 dead. The Battle of Dieppe shouldn’t happen, because of the location, poor preparations, and no surprise attack.
Dieppe is located on the Northern Coast of France which shouldn’t be considered a beach to raid. The beach contained high climbing cliffs which the Germans could use as an advantage against the Canadian divisions. The Germans had upper ground advantage meaning the Canadians are visible and can be mowed down by bullets. The Canadians had to climb the cliffs just to achieve their objectives but failed terrible. The beach also contained pebbles. The large pebbles were completely unsuitable for armoured vehicles like tanks. As soon the 14th Canadian Tank Battalion stormed the beach, they got struck from the pebbles jamming their tracks. Without the tanks, Many Canadians infancy lacked cover and were open to the Germans machine-gun fire. The Allies also can be easily seen from the Germans location. The Germans can spot any form of assault miles away, giving the Germans time to prepare for Canadians assault. As a result of the location, many Canadians had difficulties achieving their objectives and were the beginning of their troubles.
The Battle of Dieppe had very poorly preparation such as equipment, technique and adequate training. The Germans, anticipating the Dieppe raid, fortified the beach with a variety of obstacles, including barbed wire. When the Canadian infancies arrived, they encountered barbed wire. The soldiers couldn’t bypass the barbed wire, because they were poorly equipped to remove the barbed wire. The barbed wire caused lost valuable time to achieve...