Show commandos home chonle prom from greatest raid x 4 IV 4 k this sound photo shows a group of british commando forces at their home port to which they rc re tinned finned with prisoners and souvenirs after the biggest commando raid of the war on the french invasion port of dieppe volunteers from an american ranger battalion participated in the action the first time iline since the last war that U S soldiers went into action on french soil the raid which was regarded by many as the testing of an offensive on a larger scale was something which hitler never dared to try the great raid was backed up by swarms of planes and numerous naval vessels raiders even landed tanks tor for the battle about VIS german planes probably were destroyed or damaged in III t the he raid which was described as a successful demonstration of co ordina tion of all three services army navy and air two nazi shore share batteries and a radio location station were de detroyer destroy troyed cL and heavy casualties were inflicted on the enemy |