tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post6707331340848688509..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: Dieppe and the Lost MythSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-86003426571929108422017-06-29T13:02:58.333-04:002017-06-29T13:02:58.333-04:00Merci de ce billet! Très intéressant!Merci de ce billet! Très intéressant!Jacqueshttps://www.facebook.com/ToutCanadien/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-59314598858905737952013-06-04T21:57:11.468-04:002013-06-04T21:57:11.468-04:00"One of the outstanding intelligence break-th..."One of the outstanding intelligence break-through of the war came on 9th May 1941 with the capture of an intact Enigma machine, the German encoding device that they believed to be impossible to break. The British had assembled a team of brilliant academics at Bletchley Park who were making steady progress with the task of deciphering German messages encoded with ‘Enigma’ machines. They already possessed one Enigma machine, passed on by Polish Intelligence before the war. What were needed were the internal rotors in the machines that were currently being used. A number of schemes had been devised to capture these but the boarding of U-110 came as an unexpected bonus. <br /><br />The U-boat had been forced to surface after depth charging, the crew had abandoned ship believing that the U-boat was already sinking. The surviving crew were rescued and quickly taken below decks so that they would not be aware that the boat was to be boarded. The commander of the boat Lemp died possibly shot as he attempted to swim back to the boat to sink her.<br /> The Dieppe raid was on the 19th of August 1942 and history says the rest. There would have been no immediate need to raid for an Enigma machine though other intelligence items would have been of value for sure. Its failure was due to poor planning, untried Churchill tanks and scout cars and straight out of the cosmoline Sten guns. Sometimes shitty plans take on a life of there own and cannot be stopped. Just ask the Vets who enjoyed 3 plus years at the hands of the Kamloops Kid.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-40509124248908120342012-08-23T18:49:30.684-04:002012-08-23T18:49:30.684-04:00Thwap's ignorant..............shocker!Thwap's ignorant..............shocker!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-69039875266184343882012-08-23T08:11:39.802-04:002012-08-23T08:11:39.802-04:00Hope so...
In the mean time enjoy my friend Mary&...Hope so...<br /><br />In the mean time enjoy my friend Mary's song...<br /><br />Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rvt5kPlUyY<br /><br />All Canadians deserve the right to be free...<br /><br />Un-fucin fortunately we have to fight for it as the deck is loaded against us. Sigh we are eco terrorists for loving the Earth. Think about it Simon and the readership of this humble blog for wanting to preserve the most beautiful planet ever discovered in the entire universe by our own scientists... Oh I forgot in Stevie's world scientist's are still heretics, ya whatever...<br /><br />We are terrorists?<br /><br />How about the oil man that kicked my mom off of her inherited property for the sake of black gold? These men are evil and driven like the ilk's of Harper...<br /><br />F Harper:) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-19106804554389405602012-08-21T04:35:21.320-04:002012-08-21T04:35:21.320-04:00hi Way Way Up...thanks, I'm glad you liked the...hi Way Way Up...thanks, I'm glad you liked the post. I feel pretty strongly about Dieppe, and although we went on to bigger things like Juno beach, or the liberation of Holland, it will always mean something special to me. You had soldiers from all over the country involved in such a monumental tragedy, it should bring us together even more than a military victory. We really need to start remembering that we're all in the same boat, and start celebrating ourselves more, or this country could fly apart...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-82608279495896471332012-08-21T04:29:21.225-04:002012-08-21T04:29:21.225-04:00hi anonymous...I find the story of Canada's F....hi anonymous...I find the story of Canada's F.N. soldiers fascinating, and I wish that more Canadians were aware of their record, so they would respect native people more.<br />But I've seen more movies about F.N. soldiers in the American army than I have ever seen here. When will we ever learn?Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-46433729389245700272012-08-21T04:26:00.135-04:002012-08-21T04:26:00.135-04:00hi thwap...yeah a lot of Canadians don't eithe...hi thwap...yeah a lot of Canadians don't either. As you know I'm not a militarist, but I do believe in trying to retrieve something from the carnage of war. I know a fair bit about Dieppe from my kinship with this Simon...<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Fraser,_15th_Lord_Lovat<br /><br />And it really bugs me that we haven't been able to turn that Dieppe story into something that can enrich our limited mythology, and make us celebrate each other more... Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-4017950018475680502012-08-21T04:19:31.729-04:002012-08-21T04:19:31.729-04:00hi anonymous...you're absolutely right. Canadi...hi anonymous...you're absolutely right. Canadians of all races and creeds fought and died for this country, and they would not want to see us destroy it. We all need to remember that more so we don't just mourn the dead,we celebrate the country they left us... Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-37945973125713947022012-08-21T04:16:45.118-04:002012-08-21T04:16:45.118-04:00hi Mogs...Yup.You got it. There is one thing that ...hi Mogs...Yup.You got it. There is one thing that most French and English Canadians agree upon: Stephen Harper and his Con Regime have got to go. Get rid of that threat and the threat of separatism will evaporate...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-60381714565122929512012-08-20T21:43:32.887-04:002012-08-20T21:43:32.887-04:00Awesome post Simon as this is a topic close to my ...Awesome post Simon as this is a topic close to my heart. I have yet to read anything that would justify this debacle. Dieppe to me is a foil to the Vimy Ridge of WWI. Vastly different outcomes but poignant examples of Canadians of all colours and creeds working, living, fighting and often dying together.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-68857121329190937192012-08-20T15:32:10.377-04:002012-08-20T15:32:10.377-04:00I had six members of my family, that were in that ...I had six members of my family, that were in that war. The F.N. people and many of our Canadian farm boys, were excellent shots. Back then, they had to hunt wild game, to feed family's. My 17 year old brother, a Canadian farm boy on the prairies, was the crack shot of his outfit. So were most of the F.N. people. They knew how to handle a rifle, long before they even got to boot camp. There were kids sent into battle, who barely knew how to fire a rifle. Canadian bush pilots, were used to flying by the seat of their pants. They were good pilots.<br /><br />I am hoping, there will be a web site set up, for the Canadian Veterans to damned well say, what they went through. Anyone who says, the F.N. and other ethnic soldiers were not good soldiers....Well, I would like them, to be thrown into a firefight. If these wise guys and if, their mouths were big enough, perhaps they could get both of their feet in it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-63471430140749075722012-08-20T13:06:29.909-04:002012-08-20T13:06:29.909-04:00I didn't know anything about any of that.I didn't know anything about any of that.thwaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399550285738440669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-65819855915649725602012-08-20T12:28:02.956-04:002012-08-20T12:28:02.956-04:00The French Canadian soldiers were excellent soldie...The French Canadian soldiers were excellent soldiers. We were proud of all our boys. <br /><br />How many nationalities of soldiers, were there in Canada? We didn't know and we didn't care. They all bled and died for Canada. Even the Japanese of Canada, fought for us....in spite of the indignity that was set upon them. The F.N. people fought in that war too. They weren't even acknowledged by this country. Their pride in fighting for this country, was stomped on. No recognition what-so-ever. The F.N. were the best shots. They needed very little training. <br /><br />War is ugly, nasty and brutal. On Remembrance Day, we remember all of our boys, no matter what nationality they were and are. When they died, they died for us and this country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-31896768930093662422012-08-20T11:29:48.928-04:002012-08-20T11:29:48.928-04:00We live in BC we do not hate Quebecois anymore tha...We live in BC we do not hate Quebecois anymore than we hate people from Newfoundland or Nunavut, we enjoy all Canadians and their cultural differences, this is what makes Canada unique and special among the worlds great countries.<br /><br />We do however hate our BC Liberal con clone government and Stephen and the rest of his jack-ass zombies are beyond hatred, they are so far out of touch with reality...<br /><br />I personally shudder, this is one thing English and French Canadians can certainly agree upon, am I right?<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com