Canadian veterans in France to mark 80th anniversary of disastrous Dieppe Raid:
Eighty years ago today, more than 5,000 Canadian soldiers were sent
onto the beaches in an attempt to breach the occupied town from the sea.
Among them was 20-year-old Gordon Fennell, a member of the Calgary
Tanks regiment, who has returned this week to commemorate the battle in
which more than 900 Canadians died.
Fennell is one of the very few remaining survivors of Operation
Jubilee, one of the best-known and deadliest events of the entire war
for Canada.
Canadian veterans in France to mark 80th anniversary of disastrous Dieppe Raid: Eighty years ago today, more than 5,000 Canadian soldiers were sent
onto the beaches in an attempt to breach the occupied town from the sea.Among them was 20-year-old Gordon Fennell, a member of the Calgary
Tanks regiment, who has returned this week to commemorate the battle in
which more than 900 Canadians died.Fennell is one of the very few remaining survivors of Operation
Jubilee, one of the best-known and deadliest events of the entire war
for Canada.Read More