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Dieppe (French pronunciation: [djɛp]; Norman: Dgieppe) is a coastal commune in the Seine-Maritime department, Normandy, northern France. Dieppe is a seaport on the English Channel at the mouth of the river Arques. A regular ferry service runs to Newhaven in England.
Dieppe Raid. Operation Jubilee or the Dieppe Raid (19 August 1942) was a disastrous Allied amphibious attack on the German-occupied port of Dieppe in northern France, during the Second World War. Over 6,050 infantry, predominantly Canadian, supported by a regiment of tanks, were put ashore from a naval force operating under the protection of ...
Coordinates: 49°55′29″N 1°4′13″E. The Château de Dieppe is a castle in the French town of Dieppe in the Seine-Maritime département. [1] The castle was founded in 1188 by King Henry II of England, and was destroyed in 1195 by King Philip II of France. The site was restored in the 14th century. The castle was later in large part ...
During the Second World War, following the armistice of 22 June 1940, continental Normandy was part of the German occupied zone of France. The Channel Islands were occupied by German forces between 30 June 1940 and 9 May 1945. The town of Dieppe was the site of the unsuccessful Dieppe Raid by Canadian and British armed forces.
Sailors from Dieppe in the 19th century were famous for their piety and local pride, both of which are generally attributed to the harshness of their line of work. [2] They and their community were predominantly Marianist at the time the chapel was constructed, and that influence is still apparent in the beliefs and traditions of the area today. [2]
Valéry Vienneau. Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de l’Assomption), called The Monument for Recognition, is located in the Archdiocese of Moncton, at 226 St-George Street in Moncton, New Brunswick. Since 2019, the cathedral has been the site of an interpretation centre, Monument for Recognition in the 21st ...