Lieutenant Colonel Cecil ‘Cec’ Merritt Bridge
Merritt led his regiment in the Dieppe raid on 19 August 1942. Before being taken as a prisoner of war, Merritt was wounded twice. For his extreme bravery and inspirational leadership under fire, Merritt was awarded the Victoria Cross.
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- Text: TracesOfWar
- Photos: Koos Winkelman
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Point of interest
- Invasion Beach Pourville - Pourville-sur-mer
- Invasion Beach Dieppe - Dieppe
- Lighthouse d'Ailly - Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer
Monument
- Canadian Memorial Pourville-sur-Mer - Pourville-sur-Mer
- Memorial Dieppe Raid - Dieppe
- Franco-Prussian War Memorial Dieppe - Dieppe
Cemetery
- French War Graves - Dieppe
- Commonwealth War Graves Dieppe - Dieppe
- Canadian War Cemetery Dieppe - Saint-Aubin-sur-Scie
Fortification
- Atlantikwall - Château de Dieppe - Dieppe
- German Observation Bunker Plage de Puys - Dieppe
- Atlantikwall - Bunker - Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer
Crash site
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