Reasons for the Attack at Dieppe
	The Attack at Dieppe Where? -France’s northern shores When? -August 19, 1942 Who? -Canadian, British and American troops What? -attacked Germans at Dieppe		The Dieppe raid was a military disaster for Canada. Five thousand Canadian soldiers, 1,000 British Commandos and a small force of Americans landed on France’s northern shores on August 19, 1942. Over half of the Canadians involved were killed or captured. There were several reasons for the attack against the Germans at Dieppe.