However, possibly bowing to pressure from Russia to open a Western Front, and in no small part to the urging of the Canadian government to involve Canadian troops sooner rather than later, Operation JUBILEE was resurrected from RUTTER and approved for 19 August 1942. Operation RUTTER was cancelled in June in favour of preserving forces for the invasion of North Africa later that year, using the excuse of bad weather and leaky security. It would be supported by airborne landings, fighter support and heavy air and sea bombardment. The initial plan, Operation RUTTER, planned for a division-sized force to land, cease key facilities, destroy others, gather high-value intelligence, and hold the town for two tides before withdrawing back to England. In 1942, British operational command conceived of a combined amphibious, airborne, naval and air force assault on Dieppe, a German-occupied and fortified port on the French coast.
By LCol Don Chipman (Ret’d) Background RUTTER becomes JUBILEE
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