Gallery 25 - Helford to Falmouth
Polgwidden Cove
From Grebe Rock looking passed Durgan to Polgwidden Cove in the distance
---------------------
From the beach at Polgwidden Cove on the 1st June 1944 , 7500 men from the 29th USA Infantry Division
left on Navy Ships for the D Day Landings on Omaha Beach , Normandy.
The troops left by LST'S - Large flat bottomed ships 328 ft long , 50 ft wide , speed 12knots ,
with a crew of over 100 , able to take troops , tanks , supporting equipment directly on to beaches.
Ref: 5371
Date: 05/11/2017
Location: SW 7747 2719