| Special Forces Operations in August 1942 |
| August 19th, 1942 |
| Operation Jubilee |
| Commandos, U.S. Army Rangers |
| Canadian 2nd Infantry Division,14th Army Tank Regiment (The Calgary Regiment (Tank)) and British No. 3 Commando, No. 4 Commando (50 US Army Rangers), No. 10 Commando, No. 30 Commando, No. 40 Commando. Their mission is to capture and occupy for a brief period the port town of Dieppe, to test the feasibility of a landing and to gather intelligence. Before leaving, the invasion force, must destroy the German coastal defences, port structures and important buildings. |