Across the Channel - Timeline - Through A Lens: Dieppe in photograph and film

Across the Channel

18 August 1942

Troops Embark.

Troops move to the ports of departure on the south coast of England.

The troops board the landing ships that were to take them across the English Channel. To ensure their safe passage, warships and planes escort them.

Personnel landing craft draw away from a motor torpedo boat to start their approach to the beaches during the raid on Dieppe.	Unidentified Hunt Class destroyer of the Royal Navy bombarding Dieppe during Operation Jubilee.	Douglas Boston aircraft of the Royal Air Force taking part in the raid on Dieppe.
Landing craft taking part in the raid on Dieppe.	H.M.S. Calpe laying a smoke screen off Dieppe. The smoke screen offered additional protection to the Allied Forces since it helped conceal their movements from the German forces.	Troops in landing craft preparing to disembark at Dieppe.