by Mark Zuehlke
Army
First Canadian Army, 14, 17, 54, 61, 63, 109, 130
Corps
Canadian Corps, 14
I Canadian Corps, 53, 56, 63, 75, 132, 361
Royal Canadian Army Service Corps, 85
Royal Canadian Corps of Signals, 175, 305
Royal Canadian Intelligence Corps, 85
Royal Canadian Medical Corps, 85
Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps, 85
Royal Canadian Provost Corps, 85, 294
Divisions
1st Canadian Infantry, 14, 78
2nd Canadian Infantry, 14, 53, 65, 83–84, 101, 168
3rd Canadian Infantry, 14, 54, 75, 80
4th Canadian Armoured, 14
5th Canadian Armoured, 14
Brigades
1st Canadian Army Tank, 14, 66, 76, 82
2nd Canadian Infantry, 372
4th Canadian Infantry, 76–77, 83, 145, 147, 290, 302, 307, 322
5th Canadian Infantry, 76
6th Canadian Infantry, 76–77, 83, 253
Ad Hoc Unit
Edwards Force, 259–60, 269–70
Armoured Units
Calgary Tank Regiment, 81, 135, 145, 148, 168–69, 284, 322, 335–37, 357–58, 361
land at Dieppe, 287–96, 300–04, 314–15
Artillery Units
3rd Canadian Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, 144, 174, 259, 264, 273, 328
4th Field Regiment, 65, 259, 269
Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, 64
Engineer Units
1st Field Park Company, 84
2nd Field Company, 84
2nd Road Construction Company, 84
7th Field Company, 84, 174, 279, 302–03
11th Field Company, 84, 91, 289, 303
Mechanical Equipment Company, 84
Infantry Battalions/Regiments
48th Highlanders of Canada, 77
Black Watch (RHC) of Canada, 182, 259, 269–70, 274, 289, 372
Carleton and York Regiment, 60
Essex Scottish Regiment, 76, 81, 84, 102, 108, 110–11, 114, 118, 147–49, 151–52, 168, 173, 180, 189, 275, 278, 287–88, 307–08, 315–16, 334, 337, 349, 361, 367, 371–73
land on Red Beach, 284–86
Stapleton’s party, 296–98
withdrawal effort, 353–54
Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal, 76–78, 83, 102, 120, 143, 149–50, 169, 181, 289, 315, 318, 334, 336–37, 355, 361, 367
Dubuc’s party, 319–20
reinforce Dieppe beaches, 309–14
withdrawal attempt, 350–52
Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders, 76, 78, 83, 91–92, 100–02, 106–07, 110, 113, 115, 118–22, 142–43, 148, 150, 163, 175–76, 179, 181, 189, 231, 242, 247–48, 256, 302, 307–08, 363, 371
advance inland, 250–55
and covering party, 344–48
land, 243–45
withdrawal, 339–44
Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, 76, 81, 84–85, 87, 102, 108, 113, 119, 125, 142, 148–49, 152, 169, 173, 180–81, 201–04, 249, 287, 293, 299–300, 307–08, 315, 318, 322, 334, 361
land, 275–84
prepare to withdraw, 334–39
withdrawal, 349–57
Royal Regiment of Canada, 76, 81, 84, 86, 102, 107–08, 110, 119–21, 142, 148, 152, 163, 168–69, 173, 182, 187, 189–90, 203, 307–09, 331, 365–66
assault on Blue Beach, 258–74
Royal Rifles of Canada, 14, 57
Seaforth Highlanders of Canada, 80
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders, 286, 354
South Saskatchewan Regiment, 76–77, 79–80, 83, 86–87, 102–04, 106, 113, 148, 163, 173, 177–79, 189, 243, 302, 306, 308, 363, 370–72
fighting east of Pourville, 245–48
land, 230–42
prepare to withdraw, 253–57
withdrawal and surrender, 339–48
Winnipeg Grenadiers, 14, 57, 78
Other Units
Canadian Armoured Vehicle Training Centre, 82
Canadian Tank School, 82
No. 1 Canadian Divisional Reinforcement Unit, 142
No. 11 Field Ambulance, 264, 337
Support
Toronto Scottish Regiment (MG), 85
Navy
1st Canadian Landing Craft Flotilla, 86
2nd Canadian Landing Craft Flotilla, 86
British
British Expeditionary Force, 64, 117
Eighth Army, 17, 146
Air Force
Bomber Command, 97, 138
Coastal Command, 227
No. 11 Fighter Group, 74–75, 136, 191, 227
No. 3 Squadron, 277
No. 129 Squadron, 222
Army
South-Eastern Command, 40, 43, 58, 75, 126, 131
Divisions
3rd British Infantry, 75, 77
Commando
No. 3 Commando, 105, 133, 139, 141–143, 150, 162, 189, 203, 307–08, 366
meets German convoy, 190–98
Orange Beach operations, 204–13
No. 4 Commando, 60, 133, 139, 141–42, 162, 176–77, 189–90, 198, 308, 371
Yellow Beach operations, 214–26
No. 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando, 85, 184, 191, 213
No. 30 Commando (Assault Unit), 179, 370
Other
Royal Army Service Corps, 205
Special Operations Executive, 49, 155, 175
Navy and Marines
Royal Navy. See also General Index, ships by name
Naval Group Command West, 196
Flotillas
No. 4 Group, 188
No. 5 Group, 150, 152, 190–95, 197, 207, 227, 307
No. 6 Group, 150, 175
No. 7 Group, 150
No. 8 Group, 150
No. 12 Group, 150
No. 13 Group, 150
9th Minesweeping Flotilla, 171
13th Minesweeping Flotilla, 171
Royal Marines
Royal Marine Division, 49, 52, 371
No. 40 Royal Marines, 148, 151, 309
reinforce Dieppe, 316–18
United States
Army
1st U.S. Ranger Battalion, 136–37
U.S. Army Air Force, 329
German
Air Force (Luftwaffe)
LN-Helferinnen (Women’s Auxiliary Air Signals Corps), 167, 323
Luftwaffe No. 3 Air Fleet, 167, 323
Army
German Army Command in the West (OB West), 155, 166–67, 196
Fifteenth Army, 165, 196
Corps
LXXXI Corps, 165, 196
Divisions
10th Panzer Division, 120–21, 157
110th Infantry Division, 155–57, 179, 366
302nd Infantry Division, 51, 156–57, 161, 163, 165–67, 179, 196, 206, 255, 273, 362, 366
Leibstandarte SS Panzer Division, 370
Brigades/Regiments
302nd Artillery Regiment, 161
570th Infantry Regiment, 163, 211
571st Infantry Regiment, 160, 197, 255, 273
572nd Infantry Regiment, 207
Battalions
1st Battalion, 571st Infantry, 255
3rd Battalion, 302nd Artillery, 161
302nd Engineer Battalion, 211
Other
265th Heavy Infantry Howitzer Battery, 161
Battery ‘A,’ 163
Battery ‘B,’ see Rommel Battery
Battery ‘7,’ 163
Battery ‘8,’ 163
Bismarck Battery, 163, 22
7, 259
Goebbels Battery, 162, 207–08
Goering Battery, 227
Hess Battery, 162, 216
Hindenburg Battery, 324
Hitler Battery, 163, 227, 229, 324–25
Rommel Battery, 163, 227
No. 2/770 Coastal Battery, see Hess Battery
No. 265 Coastal Battery, see Hitler Battery
No. 813 Coastal Battery, see Goebbels Battery
Acknowledgements
The foundation upon which each Canadian Battle Series book stands is extensive research. Along the way, many people pitch in to assist in this always enormous undertaking. Bruce Dodds, whose father was a 2nd Field Company, RCE, sapper at Dieppe, contributed a copy of Mountbatten’s 1973 speech to Canadian veterans. During a whirlwind digital photography session at Library and Archives Canada (LAC) in Ottawa, Alan Boyce weighed in with his camera. The thousands of images collected that day would have been far fewer without his volunteering to help. Alan also saved the day later, when I realized the John Hughes-Hallett fonds file had slipped through the net, by going in and shooting hundreds more pages of documents. Johan van Doorn, my colleague in the Netherlands, remains a keystone in the research gathering. His skill at transforming the hundreds of files at various archives that are needed for each book into functional Excel spreadsheets is indispensable. He also, as always, brought his encyclopedic knowledge of World War II into play during readings of the manuscript and is a valued friend. From Newark, New Jersey, David Lippman provided material that fleshed out the American side of the story.
Again I am grateful to the staff at the various archives I consulted, who were always courteous and of great assistance. In the United Kingdom, the staff at Kew were amazing at providing files, sometimes within mere minutes of my filing a request. This was especially valuable, as my time there was shorter than I would have liked. In Ottawa, LAC staff were equally helpful and always sympathetic to an out-of-towner working on a tight budget and within a limited time frame. Steve Harris at the Directorate of Heritage and History, Department of National Defence, spent precious time discussing with me his perceptions of why things went right or mostly wrong during the Dieppe raid based on his having led many military tours of the beaches. The pages at DHH were also unfailingly diligent in retrieving files quickly and efficiently. At the Canadian War Museum, archivist Carol Reid trolled the interview collection to find everyone who had been involved in Dieppe. University of Victoria Special Collections staff were equally helpful in providing digital copies of interviews, recordings, and transcripts contained in the Reginald Roy Oral History Collection.
Scott McIntyre at D&M Publishers remains an unflagging supporter of the Canadian Battle Series and of Canadian military history in general. His commitment to ensuring that the entire series remains in print is laudable. Kathy Vanderlinden worked her usual magic in the tough substantive editor role. C. Stuart Daniel and I spent hours on the phone discussing how to create the so necessary maps, and I am as always grateful for his mapmaking skill and knowledge. Agent Carolyn Swayze not only keeps my writing career on track by handling the main financial and business details but also provides a sympathetic ear and oft wise counsel.
When my partner, Frances Backhouse, and I visited Dieppe, we were impressed by the small museum Mémorial du 19 Août 1942, housed in the former cinema that Royal Hamilton Light Infantry troops managed to occupy briefly during an incursion into the town. The staff there were extremely helpful in ensuring that we got everything possible out of our visit.
Finally, a huge thanks to Frances for her unhesitating support during the long and arduous writing of this book. She also shared the often sobering and sad moments of visiting the Dieppe beaches and overall battleground. But battleground touring is also a great pleasure for both of us. The Dieppe countryside can be lovely in good weather, and visiting the raid sites is a fascinating and richly rewarding educational experience. I recommend it highly.
Copyright © 2012 by Mark Zuehlke
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