Hello all, here is today's article posted on TheArmoryLife.com. It is titled “Exercise Tiger — Kriegsmarine Attack at Slapton Sands” and can be found at https://www.thearmorylife.com/exercise-tiger-slapton-sands/.
Exercise Tiger — Kriegsmarine Attack at Slapton Sands
- Thread starter Mike H.
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The Night Rider
Professional
Jack Higgins novel. The opening scene is the Slapton Sands incident
Icepick Mike
Operator
Good read. Have read about this before and read an account from the German side. I guess the Allied forces believed they were relatively safe while eating mutton in the UK with little if any contact with the German forces. It got real, real fast for them, troops and leaders alike. Security for any OP whether training, rehearsal or real is always paramount. There are many instances in all wars and LE operations of a lack of physical and operational security resulting in getting a lot of people killed and wounded.
RJ Seattle
Alpha
Thanks for covering this little known incident of WW2, which illustrated the tragic flaws in communications among the Allies and the lapses in protective overwatch and surveillance during Exercise Tiger. The article especially highlighted the role of the German Schnellboot (S-boat) aka E-boat. The Channel naval warfare between this vessel and its British counterpart, the Motor Torpedo Boat, was a contrast in design theory, armament and their respective capabilities. The US PT Boat, understandably, was used in the Pacific Theater. Some suggested reading:
Motor Attack Boats of WWII - Books
US:
Doyle, David: PT Boats, The US Navy’s Fast Attack Patrol Boats in World War II; 2019, Schiffer Publishing.
Johnson, Frank D.: United States PT-Boats of World War II; 1980, Blandford Press Ltd.
Rottman, Gordon L.: US Patrol Torpedo Boats - World War II; 2008, Osprey Publishing.
UK:
Konstam, Angus: British Motor Torpedo Boat 1939 – 1945; 2003, Osprey Publishing.
Germany:
Cooper, Bryan: The E-Boat Threat; 1976, Macdonald and Jane’s Publishers.
Williamson, Gordon: German E-boats 1939 – 1945; 2002, Osprey Publishing.
Motor Attack Boats of WWII - Books
US:
Doyle, David: PT Boats, The US Navy’s Fast Attack Patrol Boats in World War II; 2019, Schiffer Publishing.
Johnson, Frank D.: United States PT-Boats of World War II; 1980, Blandford Press Ltd.
Rottman, Gordon L.: US Patrol Torpedo Boats - World War II; 2008, Osprey Publishing.
UK:
Konstam, Angus: British Motor Torpedo Boat 1939 – 1945; 2003, Osprey Publishing.
Germany:
Cooper, Bryan: The E-Boat Threat; 1976, Macdonald and Jane’s Publishers.
Williamson, Gordon: German E-boats 1939 – 1945; 2002, Osprey Publishing.