Dieppe: 584 Fusiliers Mont-Royal went in, 125 got out

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https://i.cbc.ca/1.4253700.1503090155!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_460/z-8471-11.jpg For the 584 mainly French-Canadian soldiers of the Fusiliers Mont-Royal, Dieppe was something of a homecoming given the French port's historical ties to Quebec. The events of Aug. 19, 1942, however, would forever alter the town's significance to Canadian history, and the men of the FMR.


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