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Amphibious tank which sank during disastrous Operation Smash D-Day rehearsals in 1944 that left six troops dead 'was damaged by reckless divers who knocked off turret and cannon'
The turret and cannon were knocked off the top of the protected Duplex Drive Valentine tank during a botched attempt to illegally move a buoy that was marking it. The haphazard efforts to make it ...
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D-Day Valentine tanks in Studland Bay added to at-risk register
Seven Army tanks that sank off Dorset during D-Day training have been added to the Heritage at Risk Register. The Valentine tanks sank in Studland Bay during Exercise Smash in April 1944 ...
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Police launch probe after last turret is knocked off war memorial to the seven amphibious tanks that sank in 60ft of sea during disastrous D-Day rehearsal in 1944
The only remaining turret has been knocked off one of the seven Duplex Drive Valentine tanks, which lie 800 yards off the coast at Studland Bay in Dorset. The site is listed both as a war grave ...