Captured British and Canadian prisoners marching through Dieppe, France, 1942

Photograph, World War Two, North West Europe, 1942.

More than 3600 of the 6000 men who made it ashore during the Dieppe Raid of 19 August 1942 were either killed, wounded, or captured. The objective was to seize and hold a major port for a short period and to gather intelligence while assessing the German responses. The operation was a military disaster in terms of casualties and equipment lost.

From 19 photographs relating to the Dieppe Raid, 1942. Taken by German photographers and later captured by the Allies, they were given to the donor by a Military Police lieutenant at Hoecht.