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Originally Posted by flip
Curious if you are aware of the Dieppe "conspiracy theories". Basically the Canadians were sent to die to appease Stalin about the lack of a second front. There is more to it than that but considering Dieppe is probably the biggest blunder in Canadian military history it is worth discussing IMO.
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Yes, I've read that in a lot of accounts that Stalin was pressuring the allies to open a second front. I'm sure that aspect was a part of the bigger picture, but a lot of the blame historically is laid on Mountbatten for all the planning failures, it was definitely doomed from the beginning.