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...

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...

Forgotten hero’s

Was involved in the salvage of the tank back in 1984 and was the young diver that recovered the bottle of champagne that bounced of the turret when Ken attempted to smash it, nice to see the tank agai...

Worthy memorial

This reminder of the events on Slapton Sands during the Second World War when training exercises went wrong and lives were lost. Lots of information boards explained in great detail all about this eve...