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Training beaches for D-Day Studland Bay

1944-05-03 · Studland Bay · United Kingdom

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Training beaches for D-Day: Studland Bay, Ringstead Bay, Slapton Sands, peninsula Gower,  Tarbat, Culbinsands, Burghead Bay,

Fabius 1, Attackgroup O, 1 Infantry Division (USA) and 29 Infantry Division (USA) landing on Slapton Sands

Fabius 2, Attackgroup G, 50 Northumbrian Division landing on Hayling Island,

Fabius 3, Attackgroup J, 3 Canadian Infantry Division landed at Bracklesham Bay,

Fabius 4 3 Infantry Division (UK) landed at Littlehampton

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