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At Torcross, on Slapton Sands in Devon, a recovered American Sherman tank stands as a memorial to the men who died in Exercise Tiger — a D-Day rehearsal in April 1944. German E-boats attacked the practice convoy in Lyme Bay, and at least 749 American servicemen were killed. The tank was raised from the seabed and set up here in 1984 through the efforts of local man Ken Small.
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What this page does not claim
- This commemorates American servicemen lost in the Exercise Tiger D-Day rehearsal of 1944, not Soviet forces; the convoy attacked was a Channel practice convoy, not an Arctic convoy to Russia.
- Names of individuals belong on archival surfaces, not this discovery record.
- Endorsement by any named institution; the source is cited for documentary research only.
Sources
- AImperial War Museums — IWM War Memorials Register record for the Exercise Tiger / Slapton Sands Sherman tank memorial (American servicemen lost in the 1944 D-Day rehearsal).
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