Dieppe, Mountbatten and the Manipulation of History: Crafting the Myth of Operation JUBILEE’s ‘Lessons Learned’

Operation NEPTUNE, otherwise but most commonly known as the D-Day landings, was the largest and most awe-inspiring amphibious operation in military history. 156,000 men landed in a single day, forming an unassailable beachhead which 11 months later would result in the complete and utter defeat of Nazi Germany. This was the culmination of years of planning and experience, the latter having been gained from landing operations against the coastlines across occupied Europe and North Africa. However, the raid on Dieppe on 19 August 1942 occupies a disproportionate space in the history books. Wherea…