Memorial on the beach at Slapton Sands, near Dartmouth, Devon, England

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In 1944, Slapton Sands was the location for Exercise Tiger - a rehearsal for the imminent D-Day landings in Normandy. In the early morning of 28th April 1944, a group of German E-Boats stumbled across eight American landing craft full of servicemen lying in the bay, taking part in the exercise. They attacked and 946 US servicemen were killed.

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Size: 3427px × 5120px
Location: Slapton Sands, near Dartmouth, Devon, England
Photo credit: © Dave Pattison / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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