Dieppe's Revenge

<p>The Battle of Dieppe was a costly operation for the Allies. Of the approximately 6000 men who took part in the raid over 3600 were killed wounded or captured. The Canadians in particular suffered heavy casualties with many taken prisoner.</p><p>Despite the high cost of lives and equipment the Dieppe raid provided valuable lessons for the Allies. They realized the importance of better planning coordination and intelligence gathering for future amphibious operations. These lessons were applied in the planning of the successful D-Day landings in Normandy in 1944.</p>