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Originally Posted by Whynotnow
Visited it just after going to Juno. Looking down from the cliffs at dieppe and seeing what they were contending with vs Juno was just sad. I know lots say it was a necessary lesson, to me in hindisght just seemed like a waste of life, but what isn’t in war I guess,
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It wasn't a necessary lesson. They could have practices this without just throwing men into a meat grinder. Not knowing that your tanks couldn't traverse a pebbly beach didn't need to be tested under fire.
This was a desperate throw of the dice to placate Stalin.
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