Fort Henry – Studland.On April 4th 1944 Exercise Smash was conducted at Studland Bay in preparation for the D-Day landings. Whilst Valentine DD tanks were being tested, the wind and swell increased and as a result six tanks sank with the loss of six crew members. Today a memorial stands in their honour overlooking the beach.
Overlooking the sea on this site is Fort Henry, where Churchill, Eisenhower and others once watched as soldiers conducted their exercises. With walls 1 metre thick, it is the largest and strongest Observation post to be built in Britain.
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