Hello and welcome to another World War II podcast I'm Angus Wallace.

In this episode I'll be talking to Canadian historian Mark Zelke and we'll be looking

at Operation Jubilee, the Radon Epe in 1942. But before we start, I could use your support.

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this episode. In August of 1942 a force of 6,000 predominantly Canadians

including the Calgary Tank Regiment, Mounted a raid on the French port of Dieppe, now occupied

by the Germans. This will be the largest Allied raid launched yet.

Almost all of the objectives of the main raid failed to be met. Most of those troops

who made it ashore struggle to get off the beach and for hours

were pinned down under withering fire.

At the same time the Royal Air Force and Royal Canadian Air Force mounted a huge operation to provide the troops on shore and the fleet,

support and cover for the duration of the raid. Casualties for the Allies were high.

The mission was judged a failure, yet it has since been justified as a vital precursor

with lessons learned for D-Day in 1944. I'm joined by Mark Zielke, Mark's book The Tragedy of the Epp,

investigates the raid. Mark, I have to confess I find the road

to Deep quite hard to follow, it twists and it turns and at times there's almost an unrealistic

exuberance to attack across the channel.

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