Exercise Tiger, 1944 - 1992

Series

Identifier: MS 001

Abstract

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.

Dates

Creation: 1944 - 1992

Creator

From the Collection: Currey, Cecil B. (Cecil Barr), 1932-2013 (Person)
From the Collection: Currey, Laura G. (Laura Gene), 1933- (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open to researchers, except for files marked as restricted as requested by Dr. Cecil B. Currey. The Special Collections librarians reserve the right to deny access to these particular files.

Portions of this collection are available for viewing in digital format via the FHSU Scholars Repository at https://scholars.fhsu.edu/library/. Or via this link https://scholars.fhsu.edu/currey/