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July 1942 |
Operation
RUTTER is renamed Operation JUBILEE.
Although
the code-name of the operation was changed, the plan remained
the same. Operation Jubilee was now set for August 19 under the
command of a Canadian officer, General J.H. Roberts.
The operation
called for the landing of units of the Second Canadian Division
supported by British Commandos on three beaches along the French
coast. Puys and Pourville, two minor beaches on the flank, were
to be captured at 4:50 a.m. Half an hour later, two Canadian infantry
battalions, the Essex Scottish Regiment and the Royal Hamilton
Light Infantry, were to raid the main objective, Dieppe. An armoured
unit, the Calgary Regiment, was to support the infantry on the
main beach. In addition, British commandos were to land on the
flanks and neutralize German artillery.
Although this would be a frontal assault on a fortified port,
it was hoped that the surprise element would allow the Canadians
time to overrun the German defenses.
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