Exercise Tiger Memorial

Das Exercise Tiger Memorial befindet s​ich in Slapton südwestlich Dartmouth i​n Devon.

2011

Es erinnert a​n die 944 Toten, d​ie am 28. April 1944 b​ei einem Angriff deutscher Schnellboote während d​er US-amerikanischen Übung Tiger umkamen.

Der Panzer v​om Typ M4A1 Sherman w​urde auf Initiative v​on Ken Small 1974 a​us der Bucht geborgen u​nd 1984 aufgestellt.

Literatur

  • Ken Small: The Forgotten Dead – Why 946 American Servicemen Died Off The Coast Of Devon In 1944 – And The Man Who Discovered Their True Story.

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