Exercise Smash Memorial - Fort Henry, Studland, Dorset, UK
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N 50° 38.712 W 001° 56.853
30U E 574410 N 5610899
A memorial commemorating those who died during Exercise Smash at this historic fort.
Waymark Code: WM4RE9
Location: Southern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/23/2008
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The memorial reads as follows:
4th/7th ROYAL DRAGOON GUARDS
Remembering those who lost their lives
during Exercise Smash 1 in Duplex Drive
amphibious Valentine tanks
STUDLAND BAY * 4TH APRIL 1944
C.R. Gould, V. Hartley, A.V. Kirby,
A.J. Park, E.G. Petty, V.N. Townson
and all those brave men and women who ensured
the success of D Day and the Liberation of Europe
For Peace and Freedom
Fort Henry was instrumental in the success of the D-Day landings. The text below explains:
This extract from the article on Studland in Dorset Page gratefully acknowledged.
"The landings on French soil in the Second World War were rehearsed on the lovely sandy beaches of Studland. It was a training ground for invasion forces in the months before D-Day.
The lasting legacy of this activity, built by Canadian engineers in 1943, is Fort Henry, over looking Studland Bay from the sycamores of Redend Point. It is owned by the National Trust and extends along the seaward side of the grounds of the Manor House Hotel.
One of Britain's most important relics of World War Two, it is 90-feet long, with concrete walls almost three feet thick, and a recessed observation slit 80 feet in length. Behind this, on the exceedingly noisy 18th April 1944, were the field-glasses of King George VI, General Sir Bernard Montgomery, and General Dwight D. Eisenhower; the future President as Supreme Commander Allied Forces Western Europe."
Date of Dedication: 04/04/1944
Property Permission: Public
Access instructions: Walk from Middle Beach Car Park in Studland
Website for Waymark: [Web Link]
Commemoration: Exercise Smash
Access times: Not listed
Location of waymark: Not listed
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