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Master Sergeant
plan_D said:I believe injury should be given recognition, not a medal. Dieppe raid was majority Canadian, so they were probably in a good situation to do it. And I doubt it was a whole division, but even then they deserve a medal but that's not because of their injury.
And that's not really fair saying the British Commandos couldn't, it's more of the Commandos didn't.
Yes, the names can get confusing but I've never heard of the Essex Scottish, the name itself is confusing since Essex is in South England. Anywho, the 75th Indian in Burma had British, Ghurka and Indians in it, so it does get confusing.
To say the truth, Plan_D, Essex Scottish was a Canadian regiment from Ontario. It was renamed "Essex and Kent Scottish" after the war. "Kent" came from the name of a soldier that fought at Dieppe.
Yes, the Dieppe raid was mostly Canadian, but it had Brittish commandos in it. Here is a short resume on how the raid was made:
A short moment before the main force arrive, two groups of commandos landed on the far sides of the beaches to destroy the costal cannons. Both ewere able to accomplish their mission but one of those groups suffered heavy losses.
Then the main force arrived... It was composed of three waves. The first wave was the Essex Scottish regiment. They were charged of taking the city. If they were successful, the second wave (composed of British commandos) and the third wave (composed of tanks) would land on the beaches and help the Canadians.
But sh*t has hit the fan... When the 12 soldiers from the Essex Scottish entered the city, they sent a message to the HQ in London (the message was "relayed" to the HQ by an Allied ship). The soldiers sent the message : "12 Essex Scottish soldiers has entered the city." But, due to an unknown event, the HQ received a message telling that the city was under Canadian control !
So they sent the second and third waves in. British commandos got shot as rabbits and tanks were destroyed as soon as they landed on the beach. It was a disaster !
That's the story of the Dieppe raid.
I found some interresting URLs about the Essex Scottish regiment.
http://bcoy1cpb.pacdat.net/essex_scottish.htm
http://www.ciaccess.com/~59army/ekscot.html