The Raid of Dieppe "On August 19th, 1942, at a small port on the French coast between LeHarve and Boulogne the Allied forces staged a raid". The Dieppe Raid was a waste of life as well as equipment, which in the end accomplished little. " There were many reasons for this raid, a major one was to test the capabilities of the Western Allies in a large-scale beach landing. This raid was a planned assault, it was supposed to draw German forces away from the Russian front. The outcome of the battle of Dieppe was unexpected. Some said that the defeat of the Canadian soldiers came almost before the attack began. The losses involved in this raid out weighed the accomplishments. There