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    Villagers were evacuated when Slapton Sands was used by the Americans to rehearse for the Normandy landings in 1944. Nearly 800 servicemen lost their lives when an exercise went tragically wrong and a landing craft sank. The tank was recovered from the seabed and preserved. It now stands as a tribute to those who died.

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    I'd not seen that before - heard of the Slapton Sands incident leading up to D-Day but had no idea that this memorial existed.

    Thyanks for sharing!

    Regards,

    Neil

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