Operation Jubilee was the Allied code name for the raid at Dieppe

Dieppe Raid

The Dieppe Raid, also known as the Battle of Dieppe, Operation Rutter or later on Operation Jubilee, during the Second World War, was an Allied attack on the German-occupied port of Dieppe on the northern coast of France on 19 August 1942. The assault began at 5:00 AM and by 10:50 AM the Allied...

 on the French

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 coast on August 19, 1942. The following order of battle

Order of battle

In modern use, the order of battle is the identification, command structure, strength, and disposition of personnel, equipment, and units of an armed force participating in field operations. Various abbreviations are in use, including OOB, O/B, or OB, while ORBAT remains the most common in the...

 lists the significant military

Military

A military is an organization authorized by its greater society to use lethal force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country by combating actual or perceived threats. The military may have additional functions of use to its greater society, such as advancing a political agenda e.g...

 units that participated in the battle

Battle

Generally, a battle is a conceptual component in the hierarchy of combat in warfare between two or more armed forces, or combatants. In a battle, each combatant will seek to defeat the others, with defeat determined by the conditions of a military campaign...

, or were available as reserve.

Ground forces

The landing force commander was Major General John Hamilton Roberts

John Hamilton Roberts

John Hamilton "Ham" Roberts CB, DSO, MC was a Canadian artillery officer and major general.Roberts was born in Pipestone, Manitoba...

, the commander of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division

2nd Canadian Infantry Division

The 2nd Canadian Infantry Division was an infantry division of the First Canadian Army, mobilized on 1 September 1939 at the outset of the Second World War. It was initially composed of volunteers within brigades established along regional lines, though a halt in recruitment in the early months of...

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• 2nd Canadian Infantry Division
  2nd Canadian Infantry Division
  The 2nd Canadian Infantry Division was an infantry division of the First Canadian Army, mobilized on 1 September 1939 at the outset of the Second World War. It was initially composed of volunteers within brigades established along regional lines, though a halt in recruitment in the early months of...
  
  
  • 4th Canadian Infantry Brigade
    • The Essex Scottish Regiment
      The Essex Scottish Regiment
      The Essex Scottish was an infantry regiment of the Canadian Army until 1954.Founded in 1885 as the 21st Essex Battalion of Infantry, it went through several name changes including: 1887 - 21st Battalion, Essex Fusiliers; 1900 - 21st Regiment, Essex Fusiliers; 1920 - The Essex Fusiliers, acquiring...
      
      
    • The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry
    • The Royal Regiment of Canada
      The Royal Regiment of Canada
      The Royal Regiment of Canada is the largest army regiment in the Canadian Forces Primary Reserve. It is an infantry unit based in Toronto, Ontario, part of Land Force Central Area's 32 Canadian Brigade Group....
      
      
  • 5th Canadian Infantry Brigade
    • Three platoons, The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada
      The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada
      The Black Watch of Canada is a reserve infantry regiment in 34 Brigade Group, Land Force Quebec Area. The regiment is located on rue de Bleury in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and is currently commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Bruno Plourde...
      
      
    • Mortar Platoon, The Calgary Highlanders
      The Calgary Highlanders
      The Calgary Highlanders is a Canadian Forces Land Force Primary Reserve infantry regiment, headquartered at Mewata Armouries in Calgary, Alberta, Canada...
      
       ¹
  • 6th Canadian Infantry Brigade
    • Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal
      Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal
      Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal is one of the oldest surviving units of the historical regiments of the Canadian army. It celebrated its regimental centenary in 1969. The unit was created on November 5, 1869...
      
      ²
    • The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada
      The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada
      The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces.-Formation:As early as 1905 the local Scottish community in Winnipeg, led by the St Andrew's Society, began lobbying the government to raise a Highland regiment...
      
      
    • The South Saskatchewan Regiment
      The South Saskatchewan Regiment
      The South Saskatchewan Regiment was an infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces formed in 1936 by the amalgamation of The Weyburn Regiment and The Saskatchewan Border Regiment. It was reduced to nil strength and placed on the Supplementary Order of Battle in 1968...
      
      
    • No. 6 Defence Platoon (Lorne Scots)
  • 14th Army Tank Regiment (The Calgary Regiment (Tank))
  • Detachment, 3rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA
  • Detachment, 4th Field Regiment, RCA
  • The Toronto Scottish Regiment (Machine Gun)

• No. 3 Commando
  No. 3 Commando
  No. 3 Commando was a battalion-sized commando unit raised by the British Army for service during the Second World War. Formed in July 1940 from volunteers for special service, it was the first such unit to carry the title of "Commando"...
  
  
• No. 4 Commando
  No. 4 Commando
  No. 4 Commando was a battalion-sized British Army commando unit, formed in 1940 early in the Second World War. Although it was raised to conduct small-scale raids and harass garrisons along the coast of German-occupied France, it was mainly employed as a highly-trained infantry assault unit.The...
  
  
• No. 10 Inter-Allied Commando
• A Commando Royal Marines
• Detachment of 1st U.S. Ranger Battalion³

Notes:

1. Did not disembark; served as anti-aircraft gunners on LCT and two sergeants downed a German aircraft, earning Mentions in Despatches.
2. Floating reserve.
3. assigned as observers to various units

Naval forces

The naval forces were under the command of Captain John Hughes-Hallett

John Hughes-Hallett

Vice-Admiral John Hughes-Hallett was a British naval commander and politician. He was the Naval Commander during the Dieppe Raid of 1942.-Biography:...

 of the Royal Navy

Royal Navy

The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...

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• 8 Hunt class destroyer
  Hunt class destroyer
  The Hunt class was a class of Destroyer escort of the Royal Navy. The first vessels were ordered early in 1939, and the class saw extensive service in World War II, particularly on the British East Coast and Mediterranean convoys. They were named after British fox hunts...
  
  s - HMS Albrighton, Berkeley, Bleasdale, Brocklesby, Calpe, Fernie, Garth, and ORP Ślązak of the Polish Navy
• 1 gunboat
  Gunboat
  A gunboat is a naval watercraft designed for the express purpose of carrying one or more guns to bombard coastal targets, as opposed to those military craft designed for naval warfare, or for ferrying troops or supplies.-History:...
  
   - HMS Locust
  HMS Locust (1939)
  HMS Locust was a river gunboat of the Royal Navy, one of the Locust class of four gunboats, named after the locust, an insect.Launched on 28 September 1939 and commissioned on 17 May 1940, she survived the Second World War despite being severely damaged multiple times, including taking a shell hit...
  
  
• 9th Minesweeper
  Minesweeper (ship)
  A minesweeper is a small naval warship designed to counter the threat posed by naval mines. Minesweepers generally detect then neutralize mines in advance of other naval operations.-History:...
  
   Flotilla
• 13th Minesweeper Flotilla
• 9 landing ships, infantry - HMS Duke of Wellington, , , , , , , and .

Supporting elements came from Royal Navy Coastal Forces

Coastal Forces of the Royal Navy

Coastal Forces was a division of the Royal Navy established duringWorld War II under the command of Rear Admiral Coastal Forces. -History:The Royal Navy had previously operated flotillas of small torpedo- and depth-charge-armed craft during the First World WarThe first Headquarters was set up at ...

• 12 motor gun boat
  Motor Gun Boat
  Motor Gun Boat was a Royal Navy term for a small military vessel of the Second World War. They were physically similar to the Motor Torpedo Boats but equipped with a mix of guns instead of torpedoes. Their small size and high speed made them difficult targets for E-boats or torpedo bombers, but...
  
  s
• 4 steam gun boat
  Steam Gun Boat
  The Steam Gun Boat was a Royal Navy term for a class of small naval vessels used during the Second World War. The class consisted of nine gun boats, powered by steam, and built from 1940 to 1942 for the Coastal Forces of the Royal Navy....
  
  s of the 1st SGB Flotilla.
• 20 motor launch
  Motor Launch
  A Motor Launch is a small military vessel in British navy service. It was designed for harbour defence and submarine chasing or for armed high speed air-sea rescue....
  
  es

Air forces

The Allied air forces were under the command of Air Vice Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory

Trafford Leigh-Mallory

Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory KCB, DSO & Bar was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force. Leigh-Mallory served as a Royal Flying Corps pilot and squadron commander during World War I...

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• RAF Fighter Command
  RAF Fighter Command
  RAF Fighter Command was one of three functional commands of the Royal Air Force. It was formed in 1936 to allow more specialised control of fighter aircraft. It served throughout the Second World War, gaining recognition in the Battle of Britain. The Command continued until 17 November 1943, when...
  
   No. 11 Group RAF
  No. 11 Group RAF
  No. 11 Group was a group in the Royal Air Force for various periods in the 20th century, finally disbanding in 1996. Its most famous service was during 1940 when it defended London and the south-east against the attacks of the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain.-First World War:No. 11 Group was...
  
  
  • 48 Spitfire
    Supermarine Spitfire
    The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries throughout the Second World War. The Spitfire continued to be used as a front line fighter and in secondary roles into the 1950s...
    
     squadrons
    • No. 19 Squadron RAF
    • No. 41 Squadron RAF
      No. 41 Squadron RAF
      No. 41 Squadron of the Royal Air Force is currently the RAF's Test and Evaluation Squadron , based at RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire. Its official title is "41 TES". The Squadron celebrates its 95th anniversary in 2011, and is one of the oldest RAF squadrons in existence.-First World War, 1916–1919:No...
      
      
    • No. 43 Squadron RAF
      No. 43 Squadron RAF
      No. 43 Squadron was a Royal Air Force aircraft squadron originally formed in 1916 as part of the Royal Flying Corps. It last operated the Panavia Tornado F3 from RAF Leuchars, Scotland in the air defence role until disbanded in July 2009.-In World War I:...
      
      
    • No. 64 Squadron RAF
      No. 64 Squadron RAF
      No. 64 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It was first formed on 1 August 1916 as a squadron of the Royal Flying Corps. It was last disbanded on 31 January 1991 at RAF Leuchars.- 1916 to 1919 :...
      
      
    • No. 66 Squadron RAF
      No. 66 Squadron RAF
      No. 66 Squadron was a Royal Flying Corps and eventually Royal Air Force aircraft squadron.-In World War I:It was first formed at Filton on 30 June 1916 as a Training Squadron equipped with BE2c,d & e, BE12 and Avroe 504A machines. The squadron received its first Sopwith Pup on 3 February 1917,...
      
      
    • No. 71 Squadron RAF
      No. 71 Squadron RAF
      No. 71 Squadron is a Royal Air Force aircraft squadron, the number has been used three times, once by the Royal Flying Corps for an Australian Flying Corps squadron, in the second world war as an Eagle Squadron and post-war as a fighter-bomber unit based in Royal Air Force Germany.-First World...
      
       (American)
    • No. 81 Squadron RAF
      No. 81 Squadron RAF
      No 81 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It flew Fighter aircraft during the Second World War, and reconnaissance aircraft in the Far East after the war, but was disbanded in 1970.-First World War:No...
      
      
    • No. 87 Squadron RAF
      No. 87 Squadron RAF
      No. 87 Squadron RAF was an aircraft squadron of the Royal Air Force during the First World War and Second World War.-World War I:87 Squadron Royal Flying Corps was first formed on 1 September 1917 at Upavon from elements of the Central Flying School...
      
      
    • No. 91 Squadron RAF
      No. 91 Squadron RAF
      No 91 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force but is no longer operational. The name acknowledges the contribution made by Nigeria to the cost of the squadron's aeroplanes.-World War I:...
      
      
    • No. 111 Squadron RAF
      No. 111 Squadron RAF
      No. 111 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operated the Panavia Tornado F3 from RAF Leuchars, Scotland until March 2011, when the squadron was disbanded, ending the Tornado F3's RAF service.-In World War I:...
      
      
    • No. 121 (Eagle) Squadron RAF
      No. 121 Squadron RAF
      No. 121 Squadron was a Royal Air Force aircraft squadron that during the Second World War was one of the three Eagle Squadrons manned by American volunteers.-In World War I:...
      
       (American volunteers)
    • No. 122 Squadron RAF
      No. 122 Squadron RAF
      No. 122 Squadron was a Royal Air Force fighter squadron during the first and second world wars.-History:The squadron was formed on 1 January 1918 at Sedgeford as a day bomber unit with the Airco DH.4, the intention was to train the squadron for operations on the de Havilland DH.9 but the squadron...
      
      
    • No. 124 Squadron RAF
      No. 124 Squadron RAF
      No. 124 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed to be a light bomber unit in World War I and reformed as a fighter unit in World War II.-Formation and World War I:...
      
      
    • No. 129 Squadron RAF
      No. 129 Squadron RAF
      - World War I :Like a number of Squadrons, No. 129 was initially formed during the later months of the first world war but never became operational before the Armistice. It was to be a day bomber unit based at RAF Duxford.- World War II :No...
      
      
    • No. 130 Squadron RAF
    • No. 131 Squadron RAF
      No. 131 Squadron RAF
      No. 131 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed to be a night bomber unit in World War I and reformed as a fighter unit in World War II.-Formation and World War I:No...
      
      
    • No. 133 (Eagle) Squadron
      No. 133 Squadron RAF
      133 Squadron RAF was one of the famous Eagle squadrons formed from American volunteers serving with the RAF during World War II.-History:133 Squadron was first formed in 1918 at RAF Ternhill. It was a training unit for the Handley Page O/400, flying the Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2, that was...
      
       (American)
    • No. 134 Squadron RAF
      No. 134 Squadron RAF
      No. 134 Squadron RAF was a part of the Royal Air Force which was formed as a light bomber unit in World War I and reformed as a fighter squadron in World War II.-Formation and World War I:No...
      
      
    • No. 154 Squadron RAF
      No. 154 Squadron RAF
      No. 154 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed as a fighter unit in World War II.-Formation and World War I:No...
      
      
    • No. 165 Squadron RAF
      No. 165 Squadron RAF
      No. 165 Squadron RAF was a unit of the Royal Air Force that was formed during World War I & served during World War II. The squadron has been formed twice....
      
      
    • No. 222 Squadron RAF
      No. 222 Squadron RAF
      -In World War I:The Squadron was formally formed at Thasos on 1 April 1918 from A squadron of the former No. 2 Wing, RNAS when the Royal Air Force was formed. Later, 6 April 1918 former Z Squadron of No. 2 Wing, RNAS was added to the strength. Renumbered No. 62 Wing and consisting of Nos...
      
      
    • No. 232 Squadron RAF
      No. 232 Squadron RAF
      No. 232 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was active in both World War I and World War II in a variety of roles, having seen action as an anti-submarine patrol, fighter and transport squadron.-In World War I:...
      
      
    • No. 242 Squadron RAF
      No. 242 Squadron RAF
      No. 242 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force squadron. It flew in many roles during its active service and it is also known for being the first squadron Douglas Bader commanded.-In World War I:No...
      
      
    • 302 "City of Poznań" Polish Fighter Squadron
    • 303 "Kościuszko" Polish Fighter Squadron
    • 306 "City of Toruń" Polish Fighter Squadron
    • 308 "City of Kraków" Polish Fighter Squadron
    • No. 310 (Czechoslovak) Squadron
      No. 310 Squadron RAF
      No. 310 Squadron RAF was a Czechoslovakian-manned fighter squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War .It was first formed on 10 July 1940 at RAF Duxford, equipped with Hawker Hurricane I fighters and was the first RAF squadron to be raised crewed by foreign nationals, in this case...
      
      
    • No. 312 (Czechoslovak) Squadron
      No. 312 Squadron RAF
      No. 312 Squadron RAF was a Czechoslovakian-manned fighter squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.It was first formed at Duxford in July 1940, equipped with Hurricane I fighters and crewed mostly by escaped Czechslovakian pilots. Its first victory was a Junkers Ju 88 above...
      
      
    • 317 "City of Wilno" Polish Fighter Squadron
    • No. 331 (Norwegian) Squadron
      No. 331 Squadron RAF
      In honour of the achievements of the World War II squadrons, the RNoAF has maintained RAF squadron names, including a 331st Fighter Squadron, now flying F-16s and based at Bodø Main Air Station.-Aircraft operated during RAF service:*1941 Hawker Hurricane I & IIB...
      
      
    • No. 332 (Norwegian) Squadron
      No. 332 Squadron RAF
      -Notable pilots:*Sgt Per Bergsland *Sgt Carl Sejersted Bødtker *Sgt Jan Staubo*Cpt Finn Thorsager*Lt Soren Kjell Liby*Lt Marius Eriksen*Gunnar Piltingsrud*Fnr Ola Gert Aanjesen*Maj Reidar Emil From-Bibliography:...
      
      
    • No. 340 (GC/IV/2 Ile de France) Squadron
      No. 340 Squadron RAF
      340 Squadron RAF was formed at RAF Turnhouse in Scotland on 7 November 1941 as part of Le Groupe de Chasse IV/2 "Ile de France"...
      
       (French)
    • No. 350 (Belgian) Squadron (Belgian)
    • No. 401 Squadron RCAF
    • No. 403 Squadron RCAF
    • No. 411 Squadron RCAF
      No. 411 Squadron RCAF
      No. 411 "City of York" Squadron RCAF was a Second World War Royal Canadian Air Force squadron that operated as part of RAF Fighter Command in Europe with the Supermarine Spitfire. -History:...
      
      
    • No. 412 Squadron RCAF
      No. 412 Squadron RCAF
      No. 412 Transport Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force is one of 3 transport squadrons attached to CFB Trenton in Trenton, Ontario. This squadron, however, is based out of Ottawa, Ontario. It had formerly been attached to CFB Ottawa, which closed in 1994. The squadron operates with a strength...
      
      
    • No. 501 Squadron RAF
      No. 501 Squadron RAF
      No 501 Squadron was the fourteenth of the twenty-one flying units in the Royal Auxiliary Air Force, the volunteer reserve part of the British Royal Air Force. The squadron won seven battle honours, flying Hurricane, Spitfire and Tempest fighter aircraft during World War II, and was one of the most...
      
      
    • No. 602 Squadron RAF
      No. 602 Squadron RAF
      No 602 Squadron is a Royal Auxiliary Air Force squadron. Originally formed in 1925 as a light bomber squadron, its role changed in 1938 to army co-operation and in 1939 to that of a fighter squadron....
      
      
    • No. 610 Squadron RAF
      No. 610 Squadron RAF
      No. 610 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was as a Squadron of the Auxiliary Air Force, its pilots were initially part timers who would spend their weekends and spare time flying and practicing combat maneuvers. The squadron was named the "County of Chester" and adopted the motto "Alifero tollitur...
      
      
    • No. 611 Squadron RAF
      No. 611 Squadron RAF
      No. 611 Squadron was a British Auxiliary Air Force later Royal Auxiliary Air Force squadron first formed in 1936 and lastly disbanded in 1957.-Early years:...
      
      
    • No. 616 Squadron RAF
      No. 616 Squadron RAF
      No. 616 Squadron was a unit of the British Auxiliary Air Force and later the Royal Auxiliary Air Force between 1938 and 1957.-Formation:...
      
      
  • 8 Hurricane
    Hawker Hurricane
    The Hawker Hurricane is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was designed and predominantly built by Hawker Aircraft Ltd for the Royal Air Force...
    
     squadrons
    • No. 3 Squadron RAF
      No. 3 Squadron RAF
      No 3 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Typhoon F2, FGR4 and T3 from RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire.No 3 Squadron, which celebrated its 95th anniversary over the weekend of 11-13 May 2007, is unique in the RAF for having two official crests....
      
      
    • No. 32 Squadron RAF
    • No. 43 Squadron RAF
      No. 43 Squadron RAF
      No. 43 Squadron was a Royal Air Force aircraft squadron originally formed in 1916 as part of the Royal Flying Corps. It last operated the Panavia Tornado F3 from RAF Leuchars, Scotland in the air defence role until disbanded in July 2009.-In World War I:...
      
      
    • No. 87 Squadron RAF
      No. 87 Squadron RAF
      No. 87 Squadron RAF was an aircraft squadron of the Royal Air Force during the First World War and Second World War.-World War I:87 Squadron Royal Flying Corps was first formed on 1 September 1917 at Upavon from elements of the Central Flying School...
      
      
    • No. 174 Squadron RAF
      No. 174 Squadron RAF
      No. 174 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron that was a fighter-bomber unit in World War II.-Formation in World War II:The squadron formed in 2 March 1942 at RAF Manston and equipped with Hurricanes and then rocket armed Typhoons in April 1943. It was involved in attacks on shipping and...
      
      
    • No. 175 Squadron RAF
      No. 175 Squadron RAF
      No. 175 Squadron RAF was a part of Second Tactical Airforce No. 83 Group RAF in support of World War II Normandy landings, and supported the allied advance through France Holland and Belgium on into Germany. The squadron was active from under canvas on temporary landing grounds in a matter of days...
      
      
    • No. 245 Squadron RAF
      No. 245 Squadron RAF
      No. 245 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It flew as an anti-submarine squadron during World War I and as a fighter squadron during World War II. After the war it was first a jet-fighter squadron and its last role was as a radar-calibration unit....
      
      
    • No. 253 Squadron RAF
      No. 253 Squadron RAF
      RAF 253 Squadron was based at RAF Waterbeach in the two years 1955 to 1957. It flew Vampire and Venom fighter aircraft.253 squadron Nighthawks.Squadron commander wing commander FinlaysonOne Vampire T Mk 11...
      
      
  • 2 Mustang
    P-51 Mustang
    The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang was an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II, the Korean War and in several other conflicts...
    
     squadrons
    • No. 26 Squadron RAF
      No. 26 Squadron RAF
      No. 26 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was formed in 1915 and was disbanded for the last time in 1976.The squadron motto is N Wagter in die Lug , and the squadrons badge is a springbok's head couped.-1915 to 1918:...
      
      
    • No. 239 Squadron RAF
      No. 239 Squadron RAF
      No. 239 Squadron RAF was an anti-submarine squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War I. During World War II the squadron performed as an army co-operation squadron and later as a night intruder unit. After the war the squadron was disbanded....
      
      
    • No. 400 Squadron RCAF
      No. 400 Squadron RCAF
      400 "City of Toronto" Tactical Helicopter and Training Squadron is part of 1 Wing, and as such a lodger unit of Canadian Forces Base Borden. The squadron operates the CH-146 Griffon.-History:...
      
      
    • No. 414 Squadron RCAF
      No. 414 Squadron RCAF
      No. 414 Squadron RCAF was a squadron associated with the Royal Canadian Air Force and later with Canadian Forces Air Command.-History:On 13 August 1941, No 414 Army Co-operation Squadron was formed at RAF Croydon, England, flying Lysander and Curtis Tomahawk aircraft. On 28 June 1943 the...
      
      
  • 3 Hawker Typhoon
    Hawker Typhoon
    The Hawker Typhoon was a British single-seat fighter-bomber, produced by Hawker Aircraft. While the Typhoon was designed to be a medium-high altitude interceptor, and a direct replacement for the Hawker Hurricane, several design problems were encountered, and the Typhoon never completely satisfied...
    
     squadrons
    • No. 56 Squadron RAF
      No. 56 Squadron RAF
      Number 56 Squadron is one of the oldest and most successful squadrons of the Royal Air Force, with battle honours from many of the significant air campaigns of both World War I and World War II...
      
      
    • No. 266 Squadron RAF
      No. 266 Squadron RAF
      -World War I:The squadron was formed from No's 437 and 438 Flights at Mudros, Greece on 27 September 1918 to carry out anti-submarine patrols in that area, flying Short 184s and 320s along with Felixtowe F.3s. In February 1919 it was transferred to the Caucasus on HMS Engadine. It operated from...
      
      
  • 2 Bristol Blenheim
    Bristol Blenheim
    The Bristol Blenheim was a British light bomber aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company that was used extensively in the early days of the Second World War. It was adapted as an interim long-range and night fighter, pending the availability of the Beaufighter...
    
      light bomber squadrons
    • No. 13 Squadron RAF
    • No. 614 Squadron RAF
      No. 614 Squadron RAF
      614 Squadron was originally formed on 1 June 1937 as an army co-opeation squadron unit of the Auxiliary Air Force. It served during the Second World War first in this role and later as a bomber squadron...
      
      
  • 1 Bristol Beaufighter
    Bristol Beaufighter
    The Bristol Type 156 Beaufighter, often referred to as simply the Beau, was a British long-range heavy fighter modification of the Bristol Aeroplane Company's earlier Beaufort torpedo bomber design...
    
     squadron
  • 1 Boston light bomber squadron
    • No. 418 Squadron RCAF
      No. 418 Squadron RCAF
      No. 418 "City of Edmonton" Squadron RCAF was a unit of the Royal Canadian Air Force, formed during World War II....
      
      
• RAF Bomber Command
  RAF Bomber Command
  RAF Bomber Command controlled the RAF's bomber forces from 1936 to 1968. During World War II the command destroyed a significant proportion of Nazi Germany's industries and many German cities, and in the 1960s stood at the peak of its postwar military power with the V bombers and a supplemental...
  
   No. 2 Group RAF
  No. 2 Group RAF
  Number 2 Group is a Group of the Royal Air Force which was first activated in 1918, served from 1918–20, from 1936 through the Second World War to 1947, from 1948 to 1958, from 1993 to 1996, was reactivated in 2000, and is today part of Air Command....
  
  
  • 5 Boston squadrons
    • No. 88 Squadron RAF
      No. 88 Squadron RAF
      No 88 Squadron RAF was an aircraft squadron of the Royal Air Force formed at Gosport, Hampshire in July 1917.-Involvement in World War I:The squadron was moved to France in April 1918 where it undertook fighter-reconnaissance duties...
      
      
    • No. 107 Squadron RAF
      No. 107 Squadron RAF
      No. 107 Squadron RAF was a bomber unit in the RAF in both World War I and World War II and during the Cold war was operational on Thor Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles.-Formation and World War I:...
      
      
    • No. 226 Squadron RAF
      No. 226 Squadron RAF
      First formed on 1 April 1918 at Pizzone, Italy, by re-designating the Bombing School Pizzone, No. 226 Squadron RAF operated fast bombers and fighter aircraft and formed No. 472, 473 and 474 Flights within it in September 1918...
      
      
• USAAF
  United States Army Air Forces
  The United States Army Air Forces was the military aviation arm of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II, and the direct predecessor of the United States Air Force....
  
   Eighth Air Force
  Eighth Air Force
  The Eighth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Global Strike Command . It is headquartered at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana....
  
  
  • 97th Bombardment Group (B-17s)
    • 340th Bombardment Squadron
    • 341st Bombardment Squadron
      341st Bombardment Squadron
      The 341st Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 4038th Strategic Wing. It was last stationed at Dow Air Force Base, Maine, and was inactivated on 1 February 1963.-History:...
      
      
    • 342nd Bombardment Squadron
    • 414th Bombardment Squadron
      414th Bombardment Squadron
      The 414th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 97th Bombardment Group, stationed at Marcianise Airfield, Italy. It was inactivated on 29 October 1945-History:...
      
      
  • 31st Fighter Group (Spitfires)
    • 307th Fighter Squadron
      307th Fighter Squadron
      The 307th Fighter Squadron is part of the 414th Fighter Group and stationed at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina.-Mission:...
      
      
    • 308th Fighter Squadron
      308th Fighter Squadron
      The 308th Fighter Squadron is part of the 56th Operations Group at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona.-Mission:The 308th FS , fly Block 42 F-16C/Ds, wearing the dark green and white checkerboard fin band onducting F-16 Fighting Falcon crew training for active duty USAF pilots.-World War II:Initially...
      
      
    • 309th Fighter Squadron
      309th Fighter Squadron
      The 309th Fighter Squadron is part of the 56th Operations Group at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. It operates the F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft conducting advanced fighter training.-Mission:...
      
      

Wehrmacht

Defence of the coast at Dieppe was y the 302.Infanterie-Division under the command of Generalleutnant Konrad Haase. This division was assigned to LXXXI.Armee-Korps, Army Group D

Army Group D

Army Group D was a German Army Group which saw action during World War II.Army Group D was formed on 26 October 1940 in France, its initial cadre coming from the disbanded Army Group C....

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• 302nd Static Infantry Division
  German 302nd Static Infantry Division
  The 302nd Static Infantry Division was raised over the winter of 1940-1941 and stationed in northern France for occupation duties. According to Hauptmann Joachim Lindner: 'Day after day nothing.'...
  
  
  • 570th Infantry Regiment
  • 571st Infantry Regiment
  • 572nd Infantry Regiment
  • 302nd Artillery Regiment
  • 302nd Reconnaissance Battalion
  • 302nd Antitank Battalion
  • 302nd Engineer Battalion
• 216th Battery
• 813th Battery
• 2/770 Army Coastal Battery
• Heavy Flak group

The following German formations were available as reserves, but did not actually participate in the battle:

• 676th Infantry Regiment of the 332nd Static Infantry Division
  German 332nd Static Infantry Division
  332nd Static Infantry Division332nd Infantry DivisionThe 332nd Static Infantry Division was raised over the winter of 1940-1941 and served on coastal defense duties in Brittany and along the Channel coast until early 1943...
  
  
• 10th Panzer Division
  German 10th Panzer Division
  The 10th Panzer Division was a formation of the German Wehrmacht during World War II.It was formed in Prague in March 1939, and served in the Army Group North reserve during the invasion of Poland of the same year. The division participated in the Battle of France in 1940, where it captured Calais,...
  
  
• SS Infantry Brigade Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler

Luftwaffe

• Jagdgeschwader 2
  Jagdgeschwader 2
  Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen" was a World War II Luftwaffe wing. It was named after World War I fighter ace Manfred von Richthofen.-History:...
  
   (2nd Fighter Wing)
• Jagdgeschwader 26
  Jagdgeschwader 26
  Jagdgeschwader 26 Schlageter was a Luftwaffe fighter-wing of World War II. It operated mainly in Western Europe against Great Britain, France the United States but also saw service against Russia. It was named after Albert Leo Schlageter, a World War I veteran and Freikorps member arrested and...
  
   (26th Fighter Wing)
• Kampfgeschwader 2
  Kampfgeschwader 2
  Kampfgeschwader 2 " Holzhammer " was a Luftwaffe bomber unit during the Second World War. The unit was formed in May 1939. The unit operated the Dornier Do 17 light bomber, Dornier Do 217 and Junkers Ju 188 heavy bombers....
  
   (2nd Bomber Wing)
• II./Kampfgeschader 40 (II. Group/40th Bomber Wing)
• 1.(F)/123 Reconnaissance