Category: Slapton Sands

• The Catastrophe of Exercise Tiger, April 28, 1944.

  

  Image: Rehearsal landing by US forces at Slapston Sands, Devon, in April 1944. The Catastrophe of Exercise Tiger, April 1944. In the early hours of April 28, 1944, a convoy of eight American LSTs (Landing Ship, Tank), carrying vehicles and combat engineers of the 1st Engineer Special Brigade, took part in Exercise TIGER and were…

  September 30, 2024

  1940s, Battle of Lyme Bay, Death, Devon, England, Exercise Tiger, German S-boats, History Daily, Rehersal for D-Day, Royal Navy, Slapton Sands, US Army

  1940s, Battle of Lyme Bay, Death, Devon, England, Exercise Tiger, German S-boats, History Daily, Rehersal for D-Day, Royal Navy, Slapton Sands, US Army