Commemorative Wreath Ceremony for 60th Anniversary of Exercise Smash, Studland Bay, Dorset. 4th April 2004.

            Exercise "Smash" was  a series of live fire beach assault training exercises in preparation for the D-Day landings. "Smash I" took place on the 4 April 1944, and taking part in the exercise were a number of Valentine DD amphibious tanks of the 4th / 7th Royal Dragoon Guards. Shortly after deploying from their landing crafts, 6 of the Valentine's were  swamped by the sea and sank.  Six crewmen lost their lives.
To commemorate the 60th anniversary, over the weekend of the 3rd - 4th April 2004, a wreath was laid from a Royal Marine landing craft anchored in Studland Bay, and a Memorial Plaque unveiled at Fort Henry, overlooking the Bay.
A working example of a Valentine DD, together with a Sherman BARV and Churchill AVRE disembarked on to the beach, from a Royal Logistic Corps Landing Craft.
   

Taken in: UK / England / Purbeck District / Studland (show map)

Taken on: April 4, 2004

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Camera: Canon EOS 10D, f/9.5, 1/250 sec, 220mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 10D
Lens:	100.0 - 400.0 mm
Aperture:	f/9.5
Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length:	220mm
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Shutter speed priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
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