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D-Day

Buckfastleigh, Devon

Grid ref: SX 7354 6597

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Main image: Heading down Crest Hill - 34 metres from location - image by Fernweh (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons

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This memorial stands on the exposed Dartmoor plateau where American and British forces conducted intensive amphibious assault training in the lead-up to D-Day.

  • Grid reference: SX 7354 6597 (approximate, from the listing's coordinates)
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