On August 19, 1942 Germany’s 6th Army under Von Paulus was on the outskirts of
Stalingrad on the Volga River
For months Stalin seeing his Red Army being battered was
pleading for the Allies to a second front deliver
With American troops just beginning to arrive in England and
air superiority over France only a future dream
A full scale invasion of France in 1942 would have been a
disaster and the invading forces creamed
The Allies came up with the idea of a one division beta test
for a raid on Dieppe
A total failure in lost aircraft, tanks and men mostly
Canadians proved the Allies were not ready to invade Europe yet
Lessons were learned that would be critical for success on
D-Day
Despite the losses in blood the Canadians had to pay
Today marks the 80th Anniversary of the D-Day
landings on the beaches and the air assaults of parachutes in Normandy
A costly success especially at Omaha Beach that is celebrated
today with millions around the world watching on TV
And for those who fell on Dieppe’s shores on August 19, 2024
Take it to the bank their sacrifices will be ignored
© June 6, 2024 Michael P. Ridley aka The Alaskanpoet
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