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devon disaster eisenhower england exercise fire friendly general had kept killing landings major memorial moral navy nazi normandy operation out preparation prevent sands secret shock shocking slapton tiger top troops wartime wasThe Slapton Sands Disaster Memorial, Devon, England Editorial Image
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The Slapton Sands Disaster Memorial, Devon, England #119766608
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During Exercise Tiger at Slapton in preparation for the D-Day landings in Normandy, the Nazi navy attacked `out of the blue`, killing 749 American troops. This was a major disaster but had to be kept top secret to prevent wartime moral from collapsing. The top secret classification was also needed because at the start of the exercise, General Eisenhower authorised live firing and by accident around 450 troops were killed by their own side. Exercise Tiger is also known by the name of Operation Tiger - 1942.
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