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Display board I was thinking a shingle beach and a sea wall... or is that bad taste?
The sea wall was the cause of most of the casualties. The infantry couldn't get off the beach and were cut down by enfilade fire from the cliffs and higher ground.Obviously I'd not do the casualties.
Trapped between the beach and high sea wall (fortified with barbed wire), they had made easy enfilade targets for MG34 machine guns in a German bunker. The bunker firing slit is visible in the distance, just above the German soldier's head.The naval engagement between the small German convoy and the craft carrying No. 3 Commando had alerted the German defenders at Blue beach. The landing near Puys by the Royal Regiment of Canada plus three platoons from the Black Watch of Canada and an artillery detachment were tasked to neutralize machine gun and artillery batteries protecting this Dieppe beach. They were delayed by 20 minutes and the smoke screens that should have hidden their assault had already lifted. The advantages of surprise and darkness were thus lost, while the Germans had manned their defensive positions in preparation for the landings. The well-fortified German forces held the Canadian forces that did land on the beach. As soon as they reached the shore, the Canadians found themselves pinned against the seawall, unable to advance. The Royal Regiment of Canada was annihilated. Of the 556 men in the regiment, 200 were killed and 264 captured
What a horrible image.
So is it a trip to B&Q for a polystyrene coving sea wall or are you going to torture yourself with a brickwall and an order for some Italian wallpaper?