Dieppe Raid Revenge

spidge · 24-07-2005, 04:50 PM

An extract from the Black Watch site.

The Black Watch of Canada is the oldest Highland regiment in any Dominion; they were founded in 1862.

After WW1 the Regiment began its history in the Second World War by boarding and taking an Italian ship in the Gulf of St. Lawrence a day or two after Italy's entry into the war. Three battalions were raised, but only one managed to get overseas. One company took part in the Dieppe Raid of August 1942, losing most of its strength. The Battalion landed in Normandy a month after D-Day, and its Padre was the first to be killed. Its first major attack took place on the [b]25th July, against the village of Maysur-Orne[b]. The Colonel and many others were killed; a young major called Griffin, who had managed to push ahead, sent back a brave message: "Don't sent reinforcements: we have too many men here now." He and all his men were lost; 28 officers were lost that day; and more casualties were suffered in their next attack eleven days later. But before many weeks had passed they had the satisfaction of capturing Dieppe, and revenging themselves for the losses of 1942

Kiwiwriter · 25-07-2005, 05:02 PM

Yes, 2nd Canadian Division was assigned to liberate Dieppe in 1944, and they went straight for the cemetery to tend the plots of their lost comrades.

51st Highland Division was sent to St. Valery-sur-Mer, where the previous 51st Highland Division was bagged in 1940.

The worm had turned.

Gotthard Heinrici · 25-07-2005, 05:04 PM

Its funny how life throws up these situations isnt it?

Dac · 25-07-2005, 05:30 PM

Nice story spidge, I didin't know Canadians liberated Dieppe. It's poetic justice I guess.

Doug

Brownag · 07-08-2005, 05:43 PM

For the Highland Division it was no coincidence. Montgomery moved the 51st Div. so it could liberate St Valery. Perhaps he did the same for the Canadians?

Adam

Kiwiwriter · 08-08-2005, 01:49 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Brownag@Aug 7 2005, 11:43 AM
For the Highland Division it was no coincidence. Montgomery moved the 51st Div. so it could liberate St Valery. Perhaps he did the same for the Canadians?

Adam

Quoted post

I'm not sure if those moves were made by Montgomery or Crerar, the 1st Canadian Army commander. It has the "Monty touch," though...attention to morale.

24-07-2005, 04:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
spidge Legendary Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 8,059	An extract from the Black Watch site. The Black Watch of Canada is the oldest Highland regiment in any Dominion; they were founded in 1862. After WW1 the Regiment began its history in the Second World War by boarding and taking an Italian ship in the Gulf of St. Lawrence a day or two after Italy's entry into the war. Three battalions were raised, but only one managed to get overseas. One company took part in the Dieppe Raid of August 1942, losing most of its strength. The Battalion landed in Normandy a month after D-Day, and its Padre was the first to be killed. Its first major attack took place on the [b]25th July, against the village of Maysur-Orne[b]. The Colonel and many others were killed; a young major called Griffin, who had managed to push ahead, sent back a brave message: "Don't sent reinforcements: we have too many men here now." He and all his men were lost; 28 officers were lost that day; and more casualties were suffered in their next attack eleven days later. But before many weeks had passed they had the satisfaction of capturing Dieppe, and revenging themselves for the losses of 1942 __________________ Spidge, ------------------------------------------------------- My Avatar is the memorial to the 22 Commonwealth Coastwatchers at the Temakin Cemetery on Betio (Tarawa Atoll) who were beheaded by the Japanese on 15th October 1942. http://www.dva.gov.au/media/publicat...mem_beito.html "You were given the choice between war and dishonor. You chose dishonor and you will have war." (Winston Churchill made this prophetic pronouncement in a House of Commons speech in 1938, just after Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain signed the Munich agreement with Hitler. Chamberlain returned from Germany with the signed agreement in hand, proclaiming that "peace in our time" had been achieved. Churchill attacked Chamberlain's "politics of appeasement" in this and many other speeches.) What did the Australians do in ww2 and other conflicts? Check out this site: http://www.diggerhistory.info/00-pag...ster-index.htm

25-07-2005, 05:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
Kiwiwriter Very Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Newark, NJ, and Christchurch, NZ Posts: 2,431	Yes, 2nd Canadian Division was assigned to liberate Dieppe in 1944, and they went straight for the cemetery to tend the plots of their lost comrades. 51st Highland Division was sent to St. Valery-sur-Mer, where the previous 51st Highland Division was bagged in 1940. The worm had turned. __________________ "My intensity is intense." -- Roger Clemens "We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender." -- Winston Churchill. "I am not a hero. The heroes are all dead. I am a survivor." -- Sgt. William Guarnere, Easy Company, 506th Parachute Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. Check out my little contributions to World War II history at my web pages: World War II Plus 55 or http://davidhlippman.wildbillguarnere.com

25-07-2005, 05:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
Gotthard Heinrici Pog mo thon Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 4,023	Its funny how life throws up these situations isnt it? __________________ *"The Eastern front is like a house of cards. If the front is broken through at one point all the rest will collapse."* - General Heinz Guderian

25-07-2005, 05:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
Dac Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 120	Nice story spidge, I didin't know Canadians liberated Dieppe. It's poetic justice I guess. Doug __________________ "Retreat Hell! We're just attacking in a different direction." (Major General Oliver P. Smith USMC responding to reporters when asked why the 1st Marines were withdrawing from the Chosin Reservoir, December 1950.)

07-08-2005, 05:43 PM	#5 (permalink)
Brownag Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 59	For the Highland Division it was no coincidence. Montgomery moved the 51st Div. so it could liberate St Valery. Perhaps he did the same for the Canadians? Adam __________________ adambrownedinburgh@hotmail.com

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