Posted on May 1, 2020
Wrecks of US vessels from D-day rehearsal given protected status
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Two large US landing craft that were torpedoed and sank with huge loss of life during a secret rehearsal for D-day have been given scheduled protection by the British government.
At least 749 US servicemen died when the vessels, known as LSTs, were attacked by German forces and sank off the south Devon coast during a training drill known as Exercise Tiger.
At least 749 US servicemen died when the vessels, known as LSTs, were attacked by German forces and sank off the south Devon coast during a training drill known as Exercise Tiger.
Wrecks of US vessels from D-day rehearsal given protected status
Posted from theguardian.com
D-Day
WWII World War Two
Military History
Submarines
United Kingdom
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Actually closer to 1000 men died. The English erected a great monument to it and have one of the recovered tanks. The decision to quickly clamp down for security reasons was followed TOO CLOSELY. Had casualties on D-Day been in the thousands, then Tiger would have been released. But as the death toll was quite modest (considering), the decision was made to bury the incident.
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