Students look at the various locations along the French coastline and determine which would be the best to attack. They then find out they are to attack Dieppe and have to plan an attack given specific information. This is to compare to the real attack and how insufficient the plans were and the troops were lead on an impossible mission.
2. Exercise
In partners, view the following ten pictures
carefully.
• For each picture, state whether or not the
location would be a good place to attack
the enemy (from the sea).
• In a point, explain why this is a good/not
good location for an attack on the enemy.
• After you have completed the above,
choose the 2 best and 2 worst locations
13. The Decision?
• Beaches 1, 6 & 9 reflect what Dieppe was
truly like
• There were 3 main sections:
– Most of the beaches had 100 ft high cliffs
– All had rocky beaches
– The city was very well defended
14. Next
• Look at the following pictures of Dieppe
and with your partner come up with a
strategy on how to attack
• Things to think about are:
– Time of day
– Type of military involved (Navy, Army, Air
Force, etc)
– Strategy
– Technology available
25. What Actually Happened?
• Watch Dieppe: Turning Points and answer
the following points:
– Reasons for the raid on Dieppe:
– What happened at Dieppe:
– Reasons for its failure:
– Lessons learned from Dieppe:
– Importance of Dieppe to Canadians: