Exercise Tiger Memorial

We’ll tended memorial site

A memorial site to those who died when a German E boat attacked the practice site for the D Day landings, with recognition for the local hotelier who led efforts to retrieve the tank from the sea. Goo...

We’ll tended memorial site

A memorial site to those who died when a German E boat attacked the practice site for the D Day landings, with recognition for the local hotelier who led efforts to retrieve the tank from the sea. Goo...

Moving memorial

Visited while staying in the village, quite moving learning of the history of slapton sands part in the war, so much so, we have purchased the book "the forgotten dead" which tells the story of the ar...

Moving memorial

Visited while staying in the village, quite moving learning of the history of slapton sands part in the war, so much so, we have purchased the book "the forgotten dead" which tells the story of the ar...

A great tribute to the 749 young men who lost their lives, 28th April 1944

A fitting and moving memorial to those who lost their lives in the preparations for D-Day, 1944. Quite remarkable that the tank that forms part of the memorial was recovered from the sea bed and stand...