Hello, and thank you for listening to the history of World War II podcast, episode

434, Red Beach to move, is to die.

Last time, the South Saskatchewan's and the camera landed at Green Beach at Porvel, just

to the west of Diepp's perimeter.

Some had done well, others didn't even get the chance, but two things were now clear.

First, the tanks were not coming from Diepp, and the commandos and regular troops did

not have the firepower to overcome set German defenses.

Still, there remained a chance of a limited success as the Essex College and the Riley's

approached Red and White beaches directly in front of Diepp, with them would go the

way of Jubilee.

And here, like at other landings, the Essex Scottish and the Riley's landing at Red and

White beaches, respectively, were on time, touching ground at 5.20am.

And as they landed, shells from the destroyers behind them were given the Axis Defender's

Hell, or at least, that was the hope.

And just as the Scottish and the Riley's landed, all the action was currently over their

head, but not just from the destroyer's shells.

C&C fighter command Trafford Lee Mallory was determined to own the skies for this short

lived operation, thus the east and west headlands, plus the gun batteries behind the town were

to be bombed while others laid smoke, no sense in making it easy for the Germans to shoot

down the plains.

At 509, just before the infantry hit the beaches here, 10 twin-engine Boston bombers of 226

hydrogen flew over the east headland and dropped 100 pound smoke canisters.

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