Question

Where did the allied troops practice for d day in the spring

Answer 1

On Slapton Sands (a beach in southwestern England). The d-day rehearsal was called "Operation Tiger" their plan was to get landing boats into the English Channel, then have them simulate a water landing on the beaches of the Devon coast. The rehearsal was led by Dwight D. Eisenhower. Unfortunately during the actual rehearsal in the English channel a German warship picked up the landing craft on its radar and launched an attack. The attack cost 800 men their lives.

Answer 2

Before they stormed Utah Beach on D-Day, the men of VII Corps would get in a practice run at Slapton Sands, a picturesque British seafront that bore a striking resemblance to the coast of Normandy. Exercise Tiger had begun six days earlier, when some 23,000 G.I.s assembled at staging areas in England.Apr 27, 2017