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Valued exposure: Troops

Canadian troops returning from the combined operations raid at Dieppe

Canadian troops returning from the combined operations raid at Dieppe, 19 august 1942.

Allied troops pulled back after nine hours of heavy fighting on the French coast at Dieppe, north-west of Paris. The withdrawal brought to an end the largest operation to include the army, navy and air force at the same time.

Photo: Keystone/Getty Images

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