Slapton Sands, Battle of, England, 1944
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Name (Hebrew)
קרב חולות סלאפטון, אנגליה, 1944
Name (Latin)
Slapton Sands, Battle of, England, 1944
Name (Arabic)
معركة سلابتون ساندز، إنجلترا، 1944
Other forms of name
nne Slapton Sands (England), Battle of, 1944
Coordinates
-3.6475 -3.6475 50.28 50.28 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing topical name
World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns England
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Q2748496
Library of congress:
sh 85123294
Wikipedia description:
Exercise Tiger, or Operation Tiger, was one of the rehearsals for the D-Day invasion of Normandy. Held in April 1944 on Slapton Sands in Devon, it proved fraught with difficulties. Coordination and communication problems resulted in friendly fire injuries during the exercise, and an Allied convoy preparing for the landing was attacked by E-boats of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine, resulting in the deaths of at least 749 American servicemen. Because of the impending invasion of Normandy, the incident was kept secret and was only minimally reported afterwards.
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