Dieppe is another good example of the willingness of the British to use Commonwealth troops when high casualties may be expected.
On the other hand, it’s always been my understanding that the target of the raid was the radar installation, not the local headquarters.
Total BS.
Actually, since Vimy Ridge the British got into the habit of giving Canadian units missions that they didn’t think their own troops could accomplish, often after they had already tried and failed. That’s why the Canadian Army was given the task of securing the Scheldt Estuary and liberating Holland; the job was assigned to them after and Anglo-American attempt was pushed back.
While I was a visiting professor in Turkey, I took a tour of the Gallipoli battlefield. By coincidence, I was there during ANZAC DAYS. My Turkish tour guide regaled me with tales of how the Anzacs hated the British for the way the attack was bungled. The view from the heights overlooking the invasion beach was enough to convince me that no one in his right mind would have planned a landing there.