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Originally posted by JTF-2:
So your saying that THEY were released to early?
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According to the documentary there was some concern about the choppy waters.
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Originally posted by JTF-2:
So that order never being recieved, and the fact that they were going in the wrong direction is what happened?
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Based on the angle of the sunken tanks they were facing towards a church steeple, I think. This landmark was used by the DD Tanks on the UTAH Beach. The outcome was an unfortunate error which resulted in loosing 27 tanks. The gentleman who was researching this story was an ex-U.S army man who was involved in tanks, I forget his role may have been a driver. Anyway very interesting documentary if anyone gets the chance to watch do so.