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Operation Jubilee was the
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code name for the raid at Dieppe on the
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coast on August 19, 1942. The following
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lists the significant
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units that participated in the
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, or were available as reserve.


Allied


Ground forces

The landing force commander was Major-General John Roberts, the commander of the
2nd Canadian Infantry Division The 2nd Canadian Division, an infantry division of the Canadian Army, was mobilized for war service on 1September 1939 at the outset of World War II. Adopting the designation of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division, it was initially composed of vo ...
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4th Canadian Infantry Brigade The 4th Canadian Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the Canadian Army active during World War I and World War II. Raised in 1915, the brigade formed part of the 2nd Canadian Division and fought on the Western Front between 1916 and 1 ...
- Brigadier
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*** The Essex Scottish Regiment *** The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry ***
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5th Canadian Infantry Brigade The 5th Canadian Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the Canadian Army that fought during World War I and World War II. Raised in 1915, it formed part of the 2nd Canadian Division and fought on the Western Front during World War I befor ...
*** Three platoons of The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada *** Mortar Platoon of
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** 6th Canadian Infantry Brigade - Brigadier
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*** Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal (Floating reserve) ***
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The South Saskatchewan Regiment The South Saskatchewan Regiment was an infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces formed in 1936 by the amalgamation of The Weyburn Regiment and The Saskatchewan Border Regiment. It was reduced to nil strength and placed on the Supplementary Ord ...
*** No. 6 Defence Platoon (
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) ** 14th Army Tank Regiment (The Calgary Regiment ank ** Detachment of 3rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Canadian Artillery , colors = The guns of the RCA themselves , colors_label = Colours , march = * Slow march: "Royal Artillery Slow March" * Quick march (dismounted parades): "British Grenadiers/The ...
(RCA) ** Detachment of 4th Field Regiment, RCA ** The Toronto Scottish Regiment (Machine Gun) *
No. 3 Commando No. 3 Commando was a battalion-sized Commando unit raised by the British Army during the Second World War. Formed in July 1940 from volunteers for special service, it was the first such unit to carry the title of "Commando". Shortly afterwards the ...
(British Army),
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No. 4 Commando No. 4 Commando was a battalion-sized British Army commando unit, formed in 1940 early in the Second World War. Although it was raised to conduct small-scale raids and harass garrisons along the coast of German occupied France, it was mainly emp ...
(British Army), Lt-Col Simon Fraser, 15th Lord Lovat * No. 10 Inter-Allied Commando (French speakers attached to other units.as interpreters) *
A Commando Royal Marines 40 Commando RM is a battalion-sized formation of the British Royal Marines and subordinate unit within 3 Commando Brigade, the principal Commando formation, under the Operational Command of Commander in Chief Fleet. Their barracks are at Norton Ma ...
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No. 30 Commando No. 30 Commando, from 1943 to 1946 known as 30 Assault Unit, was a British Commando unit during the Second World War, originally formed to gather intelligence. History Formation In a 2012 documentary Dieppe Uncovered, Canadian Professor David O ...
(intelligence gathering) In addition a detachment of the 1st U.S. Ranger Battalion was assigned as observers to various units


Naval forces

The naval forces were under the command of Captain
John Hughes-Hallett Vice-Admiral John Hughes-Hallett CB DSO (1 December 1901 – 5 April 1972) was a British naval commander and politician. He was the Naval Commander during the Dieppe Raid of 1942. Early life and career Hughes-Hallett was born in December 1901, ...
RN. Eight s: * * - support to ''Calpe'', controlled low fighter cover squadrons under Acting Squadron Leader, J. H. Scott, also "First Rescue Ship" * * * - Headquarters ship * - reserve HQ ship * * (Polish Navy) * - gun boat, "Cutting Out Force" carrying RM Commandos * 9th Minesweeper Flotilla * 13th Minesweeper Flotilla * Nine landing ships, infantry each with a number of landing craft ** HMS ''Duke of Wellington'' "Landing Ship, Infantry (Hand-Hoisting)", ** - Landing Ship, Infantry (Large) ** - Landing ship, Infantry (Small) **HMS ** ** - Landing Ship, Infantry (Medium) ** ** ** Supporting elements came from Royal Navy Coastal Forces * 12
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s * 4 Steam Gun Boats of the 1st SGB Flotilla. * 20 Motor Launches


Air forces

The Allied air forces were under the command of Air Vice Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory. The Deputy Senior Air Staff Officer in the group, Group Captain Harry Broadhurst flew "air observation" at Dieppe. * 11 Group
RAF Fighter Command RAF Fighter Command was one of the commands of the Royal Air Force. It was formed in 1936 to allow more specialised control of fighter aircraft. It served throughout the Second World War. It earned near-immortal fame during the Battle of Britai ...
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squadrons ***
No. 19 Squadron RAF Number 19 Squadron (sometimes written as No. XIX Squadron) is a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It was the first squadron to operate the Supermarine Spitfire. It currently operates the UK's Control and Reporting Centre from RAF Boulmer. No. 19 S ...
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No. 41 Squadron RAF No. 41 Squadron of the Royal Air Force is the RAF's Typhoon Test and Evaluation Squadron ("TES"), based at RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire. Its official title is "41 TES". The squadron was formed in 1916 during First World War as part of the Royal ...
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No. 43 Squadron RAF ("Glory is the end") , colors= , colors_label= , march= , mascot= , battles= , anniversaries= , decorations= , battle_honours= *Western Front (1917–1918) *Arras (1917) * Ypres (1917)* * Cambrai (1917) *Somme (1918)* *Lys *Amiens (1918) *Dunk ...
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No. 64 Squadron RAF No. 64 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It was first formed on 1 August 1916 as a squadron of the Royal Flying Corps. It was disbanded on 31 January 1991 at RAF Leuchars. History 1916 to 1919 No. 64 Squadron Royal Flying Corps w ...
, Spitfire IX, Hornchurch ***
No. 66 Squadron RAF No. 66 Squadron was a Royal Flying Corps and eventually Royal Air Force aircraft squadron. History World War I It was first formed at Filton on 30 June 1916 as a training squadron equipped with Royal Aircraft Factory BE2, BE12s and the Avro 50 ...
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No. 71 Squadron RAF No. 71 Squadron was a Royal Air Force aircraft squadron. The number has been used three times: once by the Royal Flying Corps for an Australian Flying Corps squadron; in the Second World War as the first of three Eagle Squadrons; and post-war as ...
(one of the three "
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No. 81 Squadron RAF No 81 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It flew Fighter aircraft during the Second World War, and reconnaissance aircraft in the Far East after the war and was disbanded in 1970. History First World War No. 81 Squadron Royal Flying ...
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No. 87 Squadron RAF No. 87 Squadron RAF was an aircraft squadron of the Royal Air Force during the First World War and Second World War. World War I 87 Squadron Royal Flying Corps (RFC) was first formed on 1 September 1917 at Upavon from elements of the Central Flyi ...
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No. 91 Squadron RAF No 91 (Nigeria) Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force but is no longer operational. The name acknowledges the contribution made by Nigeria to the cost of the squadron's aeroplanes. World War I A 91 squadron was initially formed in Se ...
*** No. 111 Squadron RAF *** No. 121 (Eagle) Squadron RAF RAF Southend ***
No. 122 Squadron RAF No. 122 (Bombay) Squadron was a Royal Air Force fighter squadron during the First and Second World Wars. History The squadron was formed on 1 January 1918 at Sedgeford as a day bomber unit with the Airco DH.4, the intention was to train the squ ...
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No. 124 Squadron RAF No. 124 (Baroda) Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed to be a light bomber unit in World War I and reformed as a fighter unit in World War II. History Formation and World War I No. 124 Squadron Royal Flying Corps was formed on ...
, Spitfire HF VI *** No. 129 Squadron RAF ***
No. 130 Squadron RAF No. 130 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was a Second World War and Cold war fighter squadron, and later a strategic missile squadron. History The squadron was first formed on 1 March 1918 as part of the Royal Flying Corps. Based at RAF Wyton it ...
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No. 131 Squadron RAF No. 131 (County of Kent) Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed to be a bomber unit in World War I and reformed as a fighter unit in World War II. History Formation and World War I No. 131 Squadron Royal Flying Corps was formed on 1 ...
*** No. 133 (Eagle) Squadron RAF Lympne ***
No. 134 Squadron RAF No. 134 Squadron RAF was a part of the Royal Air Force which was formed as a light bomber unit in World War I and reformed as a fighter squadron in World War II. History First World War No. 134 Squadron Royal Flying Corps was formed on 1 March 191 ...
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No. 154 Squadron RAF No. 154 (Motor Industries) Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force squadron formed as a fighter unit in the Second World War. History Formation and World War I No. 154 Squadron Royal Air Force was formed on 7 August 1918, but was disbanded on 11 Septem ...
*** No. 165 Squadron RAF *** No. 222 Squadron RAF *** No. 232 Squadron RAF ***
No. 242 Squadron RAF ("Always ready") , colors= , colors_label= , march= , mascot= , equipment= , equipment_label= , battles= Battle of Britain, Invasion of Sicily, Berlin Airlift , anniversaries= , decorations= , battle_honours= , commander1= , commander1_label= , co ...
*** 302 "City of Poznań" Polish Fighter Squadron *** 303 "Kościuszko" Polish Fighter Squadron *** 306 "City of Toruń" Polish Fighter Squadron *** 308 "City of Kraków" Polish Fighter Squadron *** No. 310 (Czechoslovak) Squadron, Spitfire Vb *** No. 312 (Czechoslovak) Squadron, Spitfire Vb *** 317 "City of Wilno" Polish Fighter Squadron, Spitfire Vb *** No. 331 (Norwegian) Squadron, Spitfire Vb *** No. 332 (Norwegian) Squadron, Spitfire Vb *** No. 340 (GC/IV/2 ''Ile de France'') Squadron (French), Spitfire Vb, Hornchurch *** No. 350 (Belgian) Squadron (Belgian), Spitfire Vb ***
No. 401 Squadron RCAF The numero sign or numero symbol, №, (also represented as Nº, No, No. or no.), is a typographic abbreviation of the word ''number''(''s'') indicating ordinal numeration, especially in names and titles. For example, using the numero sign, t ...
, Lympne ***
No. 403 Squadron RCAF The numero sign or numero symbol, №, (also represented as Nº, No, No. or no.), is a Typography, typographic abbreviation of the word ''number''(''s'') indicating ordinal number, ordinal numeration, especially in names and titles. For exampl ...
*** No. 411 Squadron RCAF *** No. 412 Squadron RCAF ***
No. 416 Squadron RCAF The numero sign or numero symbol, №, (also represented as Nº, No, No. or no.), is a typographic abbreviation of the word ''number''(''s'') indicating ordinal numeration, especially in names and titles. For example, using the numero sign, t ...
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No. 501 Squadron RAF ("Fear nothing") , colors = , colors_label = , march = , mascot = , equipment = , equipment_label = , battles = , anniversaries = , decorations = , battle_honours = France & Low Countries, 1940 Battle of Britain, 1940 Home Defen ...
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No. 602 Squadron RAF 602 (City of Glasgow) Squadron is a Royal Auxiliary Air Force squadron. Originally formed in 1925 as a light bomber squadron, its role changed in 1938 to army co-operation and in 1939 to that of a fighter squadron. During the Second World War, ...
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No. 610 Squadron RAF No. 610 (County of Chester) Squadron of the Royal Air Force was a Squadron of the Auxiliary Air Force. Comprising very high quality pilots, often ex- RAF officers and occasionally locally based company Test pilots from companies such as de Havil ...
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No. 611 Squadron RAF No. 611 (West Lancashire) Squadron is a British Royal Air Force squadron. It was first formed in 1936 and was disbanded in 1957 after seeing combat as a fighter unit during the Second World War. It was reformed as a reserve squadron in 2013. His ...
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No. 616 Squadron RAF No. 616 (South Yorkshire) Squadron is an active Reserve unit of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force (RAuxAF) assigned to the RAF ISTAR Force at RAF Waddington. It was originally formed as a unit of the British Auxiliary Air Force in 1938, active throu ...
** Eight squadrons for ground attack ***
No. 3 Squadron RAF Number 3 Squadron, also known as No. 3 (Fighter) Squadron, of the Royal Air Force operates the Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 from RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire, since reforming on 1 April 2006. It was first formed on 13 May 1912 as one of the first squ ...
Hurricane IIC ***
No. 32 Squadron RAF Number 32 (The Royal) Squadron (sometimes abbreviated as No. 32 (TR) Squadron) of the Royal Air Force operates in the VIP and general air transport roles from RAF Northolt in Greater London. Originally formed in 1916 as part of the Royal Flyin ...
Hurricane IIB, IIC, S/L Thorn ***
No. 43 Squadron RAF ("Glory is the end") , colors= , colors_label= , march= , mascot= , battles= , anniversaries= , decorations= , battle_honours= *Western Front (1917–1918) *Arras (1917) * Ypres (1917)* * Cambrai (1917) *Somme (1918)* *Lys *Amiens (1918) *Dunk ...
Hurricane, RAF Tangmere, S/L Danny Le Roy du Vivier (Belgian) ***
No. 87 Squadron RAF No. 87 Squadron RAF was an aircraft squadron of the Royal Air Force during the First World War and Second World War. World War I 87 Squadron Royal Flying Corps (RFC) was first formed on 1 September 1917 at Upavon from elements of the Central Flyi ...
Hurricane *** No. 174 Squadron RAF Hurricane ***
No. 175 Squadron RAF No. 175 Squadron RAF was a part of 121 Wing; 83 Group; 2nd Tactical Airforce; RAF in support of World War II Normandy landings, and supported the allied advance through France Holland and Belgium on into Germany. The squadron was active from un ...
Hurricane *** No. 245 Squadron RAF Hurricane ***
No. 253 Squadron RAF No. 253 (Hyderabad State) Squadron was a flying squadron of the Royal Air Force between 1918 and 1947. Originally formed in 1918, it served in WW1 flying coastal reconnaissance and anti-submarine patrols. Later in WW2 it took part in the Battle ...
Hurricane ** Three Hawker Typhoon squadrons ***
No. 56 Squadron RAF Number 56 Squadron, nicknamed ''the Firebirds'' for their ability to always reappear intact regardless of the odds, is one of the oldest and most successful Squadron (aviation), squadrons of the Royal Air Force, with battle honours from many of ...
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No. 266 Squadron RAF No. 266 (Rhodesia) Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. History First World War The squadron was formed from Nos 437 and 438 Flights at Mudros, Greece on 27 September 1918 to carry out anti-submarine patrols in that area, flying Sh ...
Typhoon IB, West Malling ***
No. 609 Squadron RAF No. 609 (West Riding) Squadron of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force, originally formed as a bomber squadron and in the Second World War active as fighter squadron, nowadays provides personnel to augment and support the operations of the Royal Air Fo ...
Rickard, J (2 April 2012), No. 609 Squadron (RAF): Second World War, http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/RAF/609_wwII.html Typhoon IB, West Malling * RAF Army Cooperation Command, No. 35 Wing ** No. 26 Squadron RAF - Mustang I, RAF Gatwick **
No. 239 Squadron RAF No. 239 Squadron RAF was an anti-submarine squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War I. During World War II the squadron performed as an army co-operation squadron and later as a night intruder unit. After the war the squadron was disbande ...
- Mustang I **
No. 400 Squadron RCAF The numero sign or numero symbol, №, (also represented as Nº, No, No. or no.), is a typographic abbreviation of the word ''number''(''s'') indicating ordinal numeration, especially in names and titles. For example, using the numero sign, t ...
- Mustang I, W/Cdr Waddell **
No. 414 Squadron RCAF No. 414 Squadron RCAF is a Royal Canadian Air Force squadron. It is currently located in Ottawa and conducts electronic warfare support training for other units in the Canadian Armed Forces. History World War II On 13 August 1941, No 414 Army ...
-Mustang I, W/Cdr Begg * RAF Army Cooperation Command, No. 36 Wing **
No. 13 Squadron RAF Number 13 Squadron, also written as XIII Squadron, is a squadron of the Royal Air Force which operate the General Atomics MQ-9A Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle from RAF Waddington since reforming on 26 October 2012. The unit first formed as par ...
Bristol Blenheim light bomber (laying smoke) * RAF Army Cooperation Command, No. 32 Wing **
No. 614 Squadron RAF No. 614 Squadron was originally formed on 1 June 1937 as an army co-operation squadron unit of the Auxiliary Air Force. It served during the Second World War first in this role and later as a bomber squadron. Upon reformation it served as a fight ...
Bristol Blenheim light bomber (laying smoke) * A squadron with
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* No 418 (City of Edmonton) Squadron RCAF Douglas Boston *
No. 2 Group RAF No. 2 Group is a group of the Royal Air Force which was first activated in 1918, served from 1918–20, from 1936 through the Second World War to 1947, from 1948 to 1958, from 1993 to 1996, was reactivated in 2000, and is today part of Air Comma ...
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RAF Bomber Command RAF Bomber Command controlled the Royal Air Force's bomber forces from 1936 to 1968. Along with the United States Army Air Forces, it played the central role in the strategic bombing of Germany in World War II. From 1942 onward, the British bo ...
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No. 88 Squadron RAF Number 88 Squadron was an aircraft squadron of the Royal Air Force. It was formed at Gosport, Hampshire in July 1917 as a Royal Flying Corps (RFC) squadron. First World War After forming at Gosport in July 1917, the squadron was moved to France ...
Boston III, RAF Ford (tactical bombing) **
No. 107 Squadron RAF ("We shall be there") , colors= , colors_label= , march= , mascot= , equipment= , equipment_label= , battles= , anniversaries= , decorations= , battle_honours= , commander1= , commander1_label= , commander2= , commander2_label= , commander3= , co ...
Boston III, RAF Ford (tactical bombing) **
No. 226 Squadron RAF No. 226 Squadron RAF was a unit of the British Royal Air Force that existed as a bomber squadron during the First and Second World Wars, and as part of the UK's nuclear ballistic missile force in the early 1960s. Squadron history First formed o ...
Boston III, RAF Thruxton. (laying smoke) * USAAF
Eighth Air Force The Eighth Air Force (Air Forces Strategic) is a numbered air force (NAF) of the United States Air Force's Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC). It is headquartered at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. The command serves as Air Force ...
** 97th Bombardment Group (B-17Es), Grafton Underwood ***
340th Bombardment Squadron 34 may refer to: * 34 (number), the natural number following 33 and preceding 35 * one of the years 34 BC, AD 34, 1934, 2034 * ''34'' (album), a 2015 album by Dre Murray * "#34" (song), a 1994 song by Dave Matthews Band * "34", a 2006 song by Sa ...
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341st Bombardment Squadron The 341st Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 4038th Strategic Wing. It was last stationed at Dow Air Force Base, Maine, where it was inactivated on 1 February 1963. The squadron was f ...
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342nd Bombardment Squadron The 342d Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 4137th Strategic Wing. It was last stationed at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia and was inactivated on 1 February 1963. During World War I ...
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414th Bombardment Squadron 414th may refer to: * 414th Bombardment Squadron, inactive United States Air Force unit * 414th Combat Training Squadron, United States Air Force unit *414th Fighter Group (414th FG), active United States Air Force unit * 414th Infantry Regiment (U ...
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31st Fighter Group 31 (thirty-one) is the natural number following 30 and preceding 32. It is a prime number. In mathematics 31 is the 11th prime number. It is a superprime and a self prime (after 3, 5, and 7), as no integer added up to its base 10 digits ...
(Spitfires) ***
307th Fighter Squadron The 307th Fighter Squadron is a McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle unit and is part of Air Force Reserve Command's 414th Fighter Group stationed at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. The mission of the 307 FS is to assist the 4th ...
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308th Fighter Squadron The 308th Fighter Squadron is an active United States Air Force unit. It is part of the 56th Operations Group at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, where it trains pilots on the Lockheed Martin F-35A. History World War II Initially established un ...
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309th Fighter Squadron The 309th Fighter Squadron (309 FS) is part of the 56th Operations Group at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. It operates the F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft conducting advanced fighter training. Mission The 309th FS ("Wild Ducks", Tailband: Bl ...
The RAF Air Sea Rescue Service also operated some aircraft.


German


Heer

* 302nd Static Infantry Division (
Konrad Haase Konrad Ludwig Benno Haase (29 August 1888 – 25 January 1963) was a German general during World War II. He is primarily known for being in command of the 302nd Infantry Division when it successfully defended against the Dieppe Raid. Early car ...
), part of LXXXI Army Corps,
Army Group D Army Group D (''Heeresgruppe D'') was a German Army Group which saw action during World War II. Army Group D was formed on 26 October 1940 in France, its initial cadre coming from the disbanded Army Group C. On 15 April 1941, the status of Army ...
, defending the coast at Dieppe. ** 570th Infantry Regiment ** 571st Infantry Regiment ** 572nd Infantry Regiment ** 302nd Artillery Regiment ** 302nd Reconnaissance Battalion ** 302nd Antitank Battalion ** 302nd Engineer Battalion * 216th Battery * 813th Battery * 2/770 Army Coastal Battery * Heavy Flak Group Reserves not participating in the battle: * 676th Infantry Regiment of the 332nd Static Infantry Division * 10th Panzer Division * SS Infantry Brigade


Luftwaffe

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Jagdgeschwader 2 Jagdgeschwader 2 (JG 2) "Richthofen" was a German fighter wing during World War II. JG 2 operated the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and Focke-Wulf Fw 190 single-seat, single-engine interceptor aircraft. Named after the famed World War I flying ...
(2nd Fighter Wing) *
Jagdgeschwader 26 ''Jagdgeschwader'' 26 (JG 26) ''Schlageter'' was a German fighter-wing of World War II. It was named after Albert Leo Schlageter, a World War I veteran, Freikorps member, and posthumous Nazi martyr, arrested and executed by the French for ...
(26th Fighter Wing) *
Kampfgeschwader 2 ''Kampfgeschwader'' 2 " Holzhammer " (KG 2) (Battle Wing 2) was a Luftwaffe bomber unit during the Second World War. The unit was formed in May 1939. The unit operated the Dornier Do 17 light bomber, Dornier Do 217 and Junkers Ju 188 heavy bo ...
(2nd Bomber Wing) * II./ Kampfgeschader 40 (II. Group/40th Bomber Wing) * 1.(F)/123 Reconnaissance


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Further reading

* {{World War II World War II orders of battle Jubilee order of battle