
What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Brixham WWII Slipways & Hard. Grade II listed in 2009. Built in May 1943 for US Forces Training Exercises including Exercise Tiger 26th to 29th April 1944. D Day Landing. 2,500 US 4th Infantry and 32 amphibious DD tanks embarked from here on 4th June 1944 bound for Utah Beach, followed by the loading and embarkation of supply convoys. Recorded plaque organisation: Torbay Civic Society.
The Brixham WWII Slipways were constructed in May 1943 to facilitate US Forces Training Exercises, notably Exercise Tiger, and played a crucial role in D-Day operations by embarking thousands of troops and amphibious tanks for the Utah Beach landing on June 4, 1944.
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