Dieppe Street

Dieppe Street is named in honour of the Canadians who fought in the Battle of Dieppe. It is located in the Montgomery Place neighbourhood of Saskatoon, and area developed in 1946 to house returning Second World War veterans and their families. Most streets and parks in the area are named for prominent military members, famous battles, military units, and in one case, an aircraft.

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Dieppe Str.

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Dieppe. A French resort town, Dieppe was the site of a Canadian-British amphibious raid on August 10, 1942. The plan was to destroy several German installations and leave immediately. The timing depended strictly on sunrise with troops having to retreat before high tide. It failed. Of 5,000 Canadian troops to land, 900 were killed and 1,300 taken prisoner. Many lessons were learned from this ill-fated attack, including the importance of prior air bombings and support of assault troops with artillery fire. These valuable tactics were implemented in subsequent raids, contributing to the success at Normandy two years later.

La rue Dieppe a été nommée en l’honneur des Canadiens qui ont combattu durant la bataille de Dieppe. Elle se trouve dans le quartier Place Montgomery de Saskatoon, qui a été développé en 1946 pour accueillir les anciens combattants de la Seconde Guerre mondiale et leurs familles. La plupart des rues et des parcs de ce quartier sont nommés en l’honneur de militaires importants, de batailles célèbres, d’unités militaires et, dans un cas, d’un aéronef.

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