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  1. The series chronicled the events that led up to the infamous World War II Dieppe Raid on August 19, 1942, which resulted in 3,367 Canadian soldiers either being captured, wounded or killed.

  2. Dieppe: Directed by John N. Smith. With Gary Reineke, Victor Garber, Robert Joy, Peter Donat. A dramatization of the failed World War II raid which became the most serious defeat of Canadian forces in the war.

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    • History, War
    • John N. Smith
    • Gary Reineke, Victor Garber, Robert Joy
  3. The story of a raid that should never have happened. On August 19, 1942 over 6,000 men embarked on a raid against the German occupied French town of Dieppe. 5,000 of these men were Canadians, the rest were British commandos and few dozen American Rangers.

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  5. A dramatization of the failed World War II raid which became the most serious defeat of Canadian forces in the war.

  6. Powered by. A dramatization of the failed World War II raid which became the most serious defeat of Canadian forces in the war.

  7. During World War II, more than 900 Canadian soldiers lose their lives trying to take a French town from Nazi control.

    • War, Drama
  8. Dieppe plot "Desperate times, desperate men, desperate measures" 1942. Canadian troops stationed there in England have been waiting for orders to take action for several years. In anticipation of their first battle, unrest and frustration mounts among the soldiers.