Slapton Sands, Battle of, England, 1944
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
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Exercise Tiger, 1944 - 1992
Series
Identifier: MS 001
Overview
Exercise Tiger was a training exercise leading up to what eventually was D-Day. The rehearshal for the Normandy Beach landing took place on Slapton Sands, a British seafront, on April 27-28, 1944. it became the deadliest training exercise during World War II. Both friendly fire and attacks by German E-boats led to the deaths of 749 men.
Folder 270 (Gene Heath - interviewed by David Feenaughty), 1995-06-13
File
Identifier: MS 001