On August 19, 1942, Allied soldiers, mainly drawn from the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division, landed at Dieppe in the hope of occupying the town for a short time, gaining intelligence and drawing the Luftwaffe into open battle.
Den 19. august 1942 landede allierede soldater, fortrinsvis fra 2. canadiske infanteridivision ved Dieppe i håb om at besætte byen i kort tid for at indsamle informationer og inddrage Luftwaffe i åben kamp.