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Veterans recall the beaches of Dieppe
It has been called the most controversial battle Canadians have ever fought. On Aug. 19, 1942, after nearly three years of waiting in England for a chance to fight, Canadian troops were sent to raid the French coast at Dieppe. But the Germans were ready for them, and the attack became a massacre. Of nearly 5,000 Canadians sent to Dieppe, only 2,000 returned. More than 60 years later, the operation remains divisive: was Dieppe an essential trial run for D-Day, or a shocking waste of lives?
Program: Close-Up
Broadcast Date: Dec. 17, 1958
Guest(s): Pierre DeBac, Roy Jacques, Bill McLennan, Ross Munro, Gib Renwick, Quentin Reynolds, Jim Richards
Announcer: Rex Loring
Host: J. Frank Willis
Interviewer: Pierre Berton, Jack Webster, George Ronald, Daryl Duke
Duration: 27:40
Last updated: January 19, 2012
Page consulted on March 20, 2013
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