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On This Day in History - August 19, 1942

August 19, 1942 OTD World War II: Operation Jubilee (Raid on Dieppe) 5,000 Canadian troops, 1,000 British Commandos, 50 US Rangers, and 58 British Churchill tanks landed at Dieppe, France at 0500 hours. British and Americans were successful in destroying a German battery near Varengeville, but... read more

On This Day in History - July 25, 1944

July 25, 1944 #OTD World War II: The Battle of Verrières Ridge in France ended in German defensive success. The main combatants were two Canadian infantry divisions—with additional support from the Canadian 2nd Armoured Brigade—against elements of three German SS Panzer divisions. From the... read more

On This Day in History - August 19, 1942

August 19, 1942 #OTD World War II: Dieppe Raid 5,000 Canadian troops, 1,000 British Commandos, 50 US Rangers, and 58 British Churchill tanks landed at Dieppe, France at 0500 hours in Operation Jubilee via 9 landing ships, covered by 8 destroyers, many smaller warships, and many aircraft. British... read more

On This Day in History - October 10, 1942

October 10, 1942 #OTD World War II: Battle of Bowmanville A revolt in the Bowmanville POW camp at Camp 30 in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada broke out. 400 prisoners barricaded themselves in a hall in protest of the intended shackling of 126 prisoners as reprisal for the chaining of Canadian... read more

On This Day in History - August 19, 1942

Photo Taken On This Day Captured Canadian troops. Dieppe Raid, August 19, 1942.

On This Day in History - August 19, 1942

August 19, 1942 #OTD World War II: Dieppe Raid Pilot Officer Hollis H. Hills (Pictured), an American volunteer in the Royal Canadian Air Force, was credited with the first air-to-air victory with the North American Mustang (P-51) fighter when he shot down a Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighter over Dieppe,... read more