Exercise Tiger

متى

28 أبريل 1944

النوع

عملية عسكرية

إحداثيات

50.28° N, 3.65° W

Description

D-Day rehearsal in 1944

D-Day rehearsal in 1944

Exercise Tiger, or Operation Tiger, was one of the rehearsals for the D-Day invasion of Normandy. Held in April 1944 on Slapton Sands in Devon, it proved fraught with difficulties. Coordination and communication problems resulted in friendly fire injuries during the exercise, and an Allied convoy preparing for the landing was attacked by E-boats of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine, resulting in the deaths of at least 749…

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