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In April 1944, preparations for the Normandy Landings were well under way. All around the British Isles, men and women of various nationalities were making ready for the forthcoming advance into Nazi-occupied Europe. One of the many military operations was taking place on the South Devon coast at Slapton Sands. This area had been evacuated of civilians during the previous year, the beach there having been specially selected for its resemblance to the area between Pouppeville and La Madeleine in Northern France - codenamed Utah beach.
Taking part in the practice landings at Slapton Sands were 30,000 American troops consisting of Infantry, Artillery, Engineers, Medical personnel, Tank Battalions and support staff. The purpose of this operation was to prepare these troops for the D-Day Landings in surroundings as similar as possible to those they would eventually face on June 6th, including the use of live ammunition. The codename given to this operation was Exercise Tiger.
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On 18th October Charity Trustees Steve Lawrance and Malcolm Crow were delighted to attend a special service of remembrance on board the Greenway Ferry's Fairmile launch. The boat headed out of Dartmouth harbour shortly after lunch, along the coast to Slapton Sands where a memorial service was held in honour of the men who lost their lives during Exercise Tiger. The day's events were filmed by Paul Potgieter of Heritage Media TV and he has kindly allowed us to make this film available via our website, using the link below. With specially commissioned music, it is a very fitting reminder of those who gave their lives on the night of 28th April, 1944. Click Here to view the film. |
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After a tireless and honourable battle with Parkinson’s disease, we report with sadness that Exercise Tiger veteran Mr T. D. Prestridge, Jr., 84, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 23, 2010 at Rapides Regional Medical Center in Alexandria.
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It is with great sadness that we share the news of the death of Dr Eugene Eckstam, veteran, and lifelong campaigner on behalf of Exercise Tiger, on April 9th 2010. |
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The Exercise Tiger Trust - founded to commemorate the most costly Allied training incident in the whole of the Second World War - is proud to announce that Greenway Ferries of Dartmouth are to become Patrons of the Trust on April 28th, marking the 66th anniversary of Exercise Tiger. |
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Newspaper report from an unknown British newspaper from June 1954. This article explains that, during a ceremony to unveil a memorial which the Americans had erected in honour of the local people who had given up their homes, US General Gruenther, had revealed some of the details of Exercise Tiger. This ceremony took place on 24 June 1954. |
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Newspaper report from an unknown British newspaper dating from summer 1944. |
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