Operation Jubilee was the Allied code name for the raid at Dieppe on the French coast on August 19, 1942. The following order of battle lists the significant military units that participated in the battle, or were available as reserve.

Allied

Ground forces The landing force commander was Major-General John Roberts, the commander of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division. 2nd Canadian Infantry Division 4th Canadian Infantry Brigade - Brigadier Sherwood Lett The Essex Scottish Regiment The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry The Royal Regiment of Canada 5th Canadian Infantry Brigade Three platoons of The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada Mortar Platoon of The Calgary Highlanders 6th Canadian Infantry Brigade - Brigadier William Southam Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal (Floating reserve) The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada The South Saskatchewan Regiment No. 6 Defence Platoon (Lorne Scots) 14th Army Tank Regiment (The Calgary Regiment [Tank]) Detachment of 3rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery (RCA) Detachment of 4th Field Regiment, RCA The Toronto Scottish Regiment (Machine Gun) No. 3 Commando (British Army), John Durnford-Slater No. 4 Commando (British Army), Lt-Col Simon Fraser, 15th Lord Lovat No. 10 Inter-Allied Commando (French speakers attached to other units.as interpreters) The Royal Marines Commando No. 30 Commando (intelligence gathering)

In addition a detachment of the 1st U.S. Ranger Battalion was assigned as observers to various units

Naval forces The naval forces were under the command of Captain John Hughes-Hallett RN.

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- support to Calpe, controlled low fighter cover squadrons under Acting Squadron Leader, J. H. Scott, also "First Rescue Ship"WW2 Headquarter Ships - HQ Ships

- Headquarters ship - reserve HQ ship

(Polish Navy) - gun boat, "Cutting Out Force" carrying RM Commandos 9th Minesweeper Flotilla 13th Minesweeper Flotilla Nine landing ships, infantry each with a number of landing craft HMS Duke of Wellington "Landing Ship, Infantry (Hand-Hoisting)", - Landing Ship, Infantry (Large) - Landing ship, Infantry (Small) HMS

- Landing Ship, Infantry (Medium)

Supporting elements came from Royal Navy Coastal Forces 12 Motor Gun Boats 4 Steam Gun Boats of the 1st SGB Flotilla. 20 Motor Launches

Air forces The Allied air forces were under the command of Air Vice Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory. The Deputy Senior Air Staff Officer in the group, Group Captain Harry Broadhurst flew "air observation" at Dieppe.Air Umbrella - Dieppe

11 Group RAF Fighter Command 48 Spitfire squadrons No. 19 Squadron RAF No. 41 Squadron RAF No. 43 Squadron RAF No. 64 Squadron RAF, Spitfire IX, Hornchurch No. 66 Squadron RAF No. 71 Squadron RAF (one of the three "Eagle Squadrons" flown by Americans in the RAF), RAF Gravesend No. 81 Squadron RAF No. 87 Squadron RAF No. 91 Squadron RAF No. 111 Squadron RAF No. 121 (Eagle) Squadron RAF RAF Southend No. 122 Squadron RAF, Hornchurch No. 124 Squadron RAF, Spitfire HF VI No. 129 Squadron RAF No. 130 Squadron RAF No. 131 Squadron RAF No. 133 (Eagle) Squadron RAF Lympne No. 134 Squadron RAF No. 154 Squadron RAF No. 165 Squadron RAF No. 222 Squadron RAF No. 232 Squadron RAF No. 242 Squadron RAF 302 "City of Poznań" Polish Fighter Squadron 303 "Kościuszko" Polish Fighter Squadron 306 "City of Toruń" Polish Fighter Squadron 308 "City of Kraków" Polish Fighter Squadron No. 310 (Czechoslovak) Squadron, Spitfire Vb No. 312 (Czechoslovak) Squadron, Spitfire Vb 317 "City of Wilno" Polish Fighter Squadron, Spitfire Vb No. 331 (Norwegian) Squadron, Spitfire Vb No. 332 (Norwegian) Squadron, Spitfire Vb No. 340 (GC/IV/2 Ile de France) Squadron (French), Spitfire Vb, Hornchurch No. 350 (Belgian) Squadron (Belgian), Spitfire Vb No. 401 Squadron RCAF, Lympne No. 403 Squadron RCAF No. 411 Squadron RCAF No. 412 Squadron RCAF No. 416 Squadron RCAF No. 501 Squadron RAF No. 602 Squadron RAF No. 610 Squadron RAF No. 611 Squadron RAF No. 616 Squadron RAF Eight squadrons for ground attack No. 3 Squadron RAF Hurricane IIC No. 32 Squadron RAF Hurricane IIB, IIC, S/L Thorn No. 43 Squadron RAF Hurricane, RAF Tangmere, S/L Danny Le Roy du Vivier (Belgian) No. 87 Squadron RAF Hurricane No. 174 Squadron RAF Hurricane No. 175 Squadron RAF Hurricane No. 245 Squadron RAF Hurricane No. 253 Squadron RAF Hurricane Three Hawker Typhoon squadrons No. 56 Squadron RAF No. 266 Squadron RAF Typhoon IB, West Malling No. 609 Squadron RAFRickard, J (2 April 2012), No. 609 Squadron (RAF): Second World War, http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/RAF/609_wwII.html Typhoon IB, West Malling RAF Army Cooperation Command, No. 35 Wing No. 26 Squadron RAF - Mustang I, RAF Gatwick No. 239 Squadron RAF - Mustang I No. 400 Squadron RCAF - Mustang I, W/Cdr Waddell No. 414 Squadron RCAF -Mustang I, W/Cdr Begg RAF Army Cooperation Command, No. 36 Wing No. 13 Squadron RAF Bristol Blenheim light bomber (laying smoke) RAF Army Cooperation Command, No. 32 Wing No. 614 Squadron RAF Bristol Blenheim light bomber (laying smoke) A squadron with Bristol Beaufighter No 418 (City of Edmonton) Squadron RCAF Douglas Boston No. 2 Group RAF (RAF Bomber Command) No. 88 Squadron RAF Boston III, RAF Ford (tactical bombing) No. 107 Squadron RAF Boston III, RAF Ford (tactical bombing) No. 226 Squadron RAF Boston III, RAF Thruxton. (laying smoke)

USAAF Eighth Air Force 97th Bombardment Group (B-17Es), Grafton Underwood 340th Bombardment Squadron 341st Bombardment Squadron 342nd Bombardment Squadron 414th Bombardment Squadron 31st Fighter Group (Spitfires) 307th Fighter Squadron 308th Fighter Squadron 309th Fighter Squadron

The RAF Air Sea Rescue Service also operated some aircraft.

German

Heer 302nd Static Infantry Division ( Konrad Haase), part of LXXXI Army Corps, Army Group D, defending the coast at Dieppe. 570th Infantry Regiment 571st Infantry Regiment 572nd Infantry Regiment 302nd Artillery Regiment 302nd Reconnaissance Battalion 302nd Antitank Battalion 302nd Engineer Battalion 216th Battery 813th Battery 2/770 Army Coastal Battery Heavy Flak Group

Reserves not participating in the battle: 676th Infantry Regiment of the 332nd Static Infantry Division 10th Panzer Division SS Infantry Brigade

Luftwaffe Jagdgeschwader 2 (2nd Fighter Wing) Jagdgeschwader 26 (26th Fighter Wing) Kampfgeschwader 2 (2nd Bomber Wing) II./Kampfgeschwader 40 (II. Group/40th Bomber Wing) 1.(F)/123 Reconnaissance

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