The invasion began shortly after midnight on the morning of 6 June with extensive aerial and naval bombardment as well as an airborne assault—the landing of 24,000 American, British, and Canadian airborne troops. The men landed under heavy fire from gun emplacements overlooking the beaches, and the shore was mined and covered with obstacles such as wooden stakes, metal tripods, and barbed wire, making the work of the beach-clearing teams difficult and dangerous. The highest number of casualties was at Omaha, with its high cliffs. At Gold, Juno, and Sword, several fortified towns were cleared in house-to-house fighting, and two major gun emplacements at Gold were disabled using specialised tanks. This operation cost the allies 10,000 casualties including 4,414 KIA. Today we remember their sacrifice - Lest We Forget.

Click here for some historical and interesting information about the formation of the road in 1854. 

We remember the 80th anniversary of Exercise Tiger and the loss of life in the D-Day Training by American Soldiers on 28th April in 1944.
The Union Flag flies from our flag pole at the Village Hall today in their honour.
The full story of Exercise Tiger can be found here.

American Troops training on Slapton Sands.
Full details of the events surrounding the disaster of Exercise Tiger can be found by clicking here.