Polgwidden Cove
Polgwidden Cove

From Grebe Rock looking passed Durgan to Polgwidden Cove in the distance
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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

Polgwidden Cove

From Grebe Rock looking passed Durgan to Polgwidden Cove in the distance
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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