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On this day in 1942, the Allies launched a major raid on the French coastal port of Dieppe. “Operation Jubilee” was the Canadian Army’s first involvement in the fight against Hitler's Nazi-Occupied Europe. The raid was considered to be a disaster for the Canadians with more than 900 soldiers killed, and thousands wounded or taken prisoner. Despite it all, the loss was not in vain, for valuable lessons were learned and used in future operations including D-Day. On the 83rd anniversary of the Diep