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28 April 1944: The disaster at Slapton Sands during Exercise Tiger.
A squadron of German E-boats (high-speed motor torpedo boats) slipped through a destroyer screen and attacked LSTs practicing an amphibious landing before D-Day.
For more details, see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exercise_Tiger and
https://www.taraross.com/post/tdih-exercise-tiger?utm_campaign=2e3ff0a0-30ed-44e1-977e-c93922ce0a2d&utm_source=so&utm_medium=mail&cid=99eaefe9-5684-44ae-8e95-7d81ac4380c9
ILLUSTRATIONS: (1 and 2) German E-boats attack a convoy of U.S. LSTs during Exercise Tiger.
A squadron of German E-boats (high-speed motor torpedo boats) slipped through a destroyer screen and attacked LSTs practicing an amphibious landing before D-Day.
For more details, see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exercise_Tiger and
https://www.taraross.com/post/tdih-exercise-tiger?utm_campaign=2e3ff0a0-30ed-44e1-977e-c93922ce0a2d&utm_source=so&utm_medium=mail&cid=99eaefe9-5684-44ae-8e95-7d81ac4380c9
ILLUSTRATIONS: (1 and 2) German E-boats attack a convoy of U.S. LSTs during Exercise Tiger.
WWII World War Two
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Naval/Maritime History
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It's hard to believe that they didn't have rescuers and rescue boats there sooner. They might have saved a lot of lives. It's also surprising that they only had one Destroyer for security. Nothing good happens when one lets down their guard in combat. Even in a relatively safe zone.
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Lessons were learned during Exercise Tiger that allowed for a successful D-Day Operation. However 749 deaths was a very high price to pay! It's amazing how simple things like wearing a life jacket properly or maintenance on LST Lifeboat realease mechanisms could cause so much harm.
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