Operation Jubilee order of battle

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Operation Jubilee was the Allied code name for the raid at Dieppe on the French coast on August 19, 1942. The following order of battle lists the significant military units that participated in the battle, or were available as reserve.

Contents

Allied

Ground forces

The landing force commander was Major-General John Roberts, the commander of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division.

In addition a detachment of the 1st U.S. Ranger Battalion was assigned as observers to various units

The naval forces were under the command of Captain John Hughes-Hallett RN.

Eight Hunt-class destroyers:

Supporting elements came from Royal Navy Coastal Forces

Air forces

The Allied air forces were under the command of Air Vice Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory. The Deputy Senior Air Staff Officer in the group, Group Captain Harry Broadhurst flew "air observation" at Dieppe. [3]

The RAF Air Sea Rescue Service also operated some aircraft.

German

Heer

Reserves not participating in the battle:

Luftwaffe

Notes

  1. Did not disembark; served as anti-aircraft gunners on LCT; two sergeants shot down a German aircraft, earning Mentions in Despatches

Footnotes

  1. WW2 Headquarter Ships - HQ Ships
  2. Roskill 1962, p. 246.
  3. Air Umbrella - Dieppe
  4. Rickard, J (2 April 2012), No. 609 Squadron (RAF): Second World War, http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/RAF/609_wwII.html

References

Further reading

  • Zuehlke, M. (2012). Tragedy at Dieppe: Operation Jubilee, August 19, 1942. Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre. ISBN   978-1-55365-836-8.