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Old February 15th, 2008, 07:31 PM
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Default Re: Nuremberg Guards

You're British, then? Yes, Jubilee predated Overlord (the Normandy invasion) by almost two years. If memory serves, the Allied forces landing at Dieppe (August 1942) in Operation Jubilee were: British Commandos and Royal Marines; Canadian forces; and a small number of US Army Rangers. It was not a successful operation for the Allies, who suffered about a 2/3 casualty rate -- out of 6,000 to 6,100 men.

Have you tried searching for it? Here's one link from my bookmarks to get you started -- but be aware that the Canadian sites might be best, as they had by far the largest number of troops in this operation --

World War Two -- scroll down about halfway and look for the links on the left -- Dieppe

As far as the Nurnberg Trials stuff goes, that started with the International Military Tribunal in about November 1945 -- with England, France, Russia, and the US. I know that the US Army had troops there -- I'm not sure which troops the Brits sent there -- but I doubt that it would have been the Commandos -- though don't quote me on that.

Again, you may come up with some info by searching online -- for example, is there a site online with military records for England?

Good luck, Tony -- don't hesitate to ask more questions -- there are lots of folks on this forum ready and willing to help get you off in the right direction.
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