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Stokenham – St. Michael and All Angels Church & War Memorial

          If you have already read the ‘Slapton Sands’ post, you will know about Exercise Tiger, as it is called here.  If not, I suggest you check it out.

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Chudleigh War Memorial

 

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Morleigh – All Saints Church

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Trusham – Church of St. Michael the Archangel

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Slapton Sands – Operation Tiger Memorial & U.S. Army Memorial

If you are not aware of the events of 28th April 1944, the tablet above explains the bare bones.  749 Americans died that day, and 300 were wounded or injured, would you believe ten times the losses they suffered on Utah … Continue reading

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Dunsford – St. Mary’s Church

                   

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Kezelberg Military Cemetery

About a mile south of Ledegem another small cemetery provides a last resting place for some of the final casualties of a long war.

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