1. Battles Part 2, the Pacific, Dieppe Used with thanks to Ms. Pannell
Unit 3 WWII – CHC2D
Battles Part 2, the Pacific, Dieppe
Used with thanks to Ms. Pannell

2. Battle of Hong Kong
Britain wanted to reinforce its colony, Hong Kong – fear of a Japanese attack
Canada loaned 2 battalions: 1,975 personal). They were under trained
Canada believed there would be plenty of time to get its troops in Hong Kong battle ready.
Canadians arriving in Hong Kong
November 1941

3. Dec 7, 1941 Mass Japanese offensive
Japanese attacked U.S.A. – Pearl Harbor, Malaya, the Philippines, Guam, Wake Island and Hong Kong
USA joins the war
Canadians see combat for the first time in WW2

4. Hong Kong
December 8-25, 1941
A quick and decisive victory for the Japanese. The Canadian rookies were no match for the battle ready and hardened Japanese
Canadians surrendered on Christmas day, 1941 – “Black Christmas”

5. Battle of Hong Kong aftermath
3 years, 8 months of Japanese Imperial rule in Hong Kong
Japanese army terrorized local populations (murder, rape, looting)
1,689 Canadians became POWs. It's thought that 1,405 survived the camps in Hong Kong and Japan. They would be liberated in August 1945 when the Japanese surrender

6. Dieppe – Summer 1942
Dieppe

7. The War to Date: 1942 Hitler and Mussolini controlled Europe
Japan attacked US and Britain (Canada) in the Pacific

8. Dieppe Raid - August 1942
Dieppe was a coastal French city that was being held by the Germans.
Significance:
A Canadian operation
Our first attempted landing on W. Europe since Dunkirk
900 Cdn. soldiers were killed, 2000 taken prisoner
Learned many lessons that would be put to use on D-Day

9. Dieppe continued Why did the Allies choose to raid Dieppe?
Public opinion-- the Commonwealth was enraged at the falling of Hong Kong
Soviet Union—providing relief for Russia
Soldiers—restless from no activity
Tested German coastal defenses and might help to plan a full-scale invasion.

10. The Invasion

11. Dieppe Invasion
1942, Aug. 9, 5,000 Canadians landed at Dieppe to take the town
Allied ships got off course and were spotted by Germans while crossing the English Channel.
The Canadians failed to surprise the Germans and many soldiers died.
raid was late, Germans were ready, many killed before the beach
town was fortified with artillery, barbed wire, land mines & tanks

12. Why Dieppe Failed
Intelligence—didn’t realize how strong the German defenses were
Geography—the Allies attacked a fortified beach without bombing it first
Bad planning---the Allies left too late and the Germans spotted them

13. Lessons learned
Much stronger military forces needed to break through the lines.
higher number of forces must be held in reserve for second attack
Aerial and naval bombardment needed before attack
These lessons were used in the planning of the D-Day invasion