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Don't miss 'Exercise Tiger 2024' at the Hightown
ON Saturday, 23 March 2024, the Formby Branch of the Royal British Legion will be holding a special event at:- The Hightown Pub and Kitchen, in conjunction with the Military Vehicle Trust (MVT) from:- 12 midday to 6 pm.
The event is the first in a series of events that the Royal British Legion will be staging in association with The Hightown Pub and Kitchen throughout 2024. This event will see a selection of Military Vehicles on display, along with fundraising activities for the Royal British Legion. It will be ideal for all ages and the venue is both child-friendly and dog-friendly, so when visiting you can also pop into the pub for a bite to eat, with all the family. The event on:- Saturday, 23 March 2024, is to be entitled:- "Exercise Tiger 2024." In the run-up to:- "Operation Overlord" (D-Day) the invasion of Normandy, which started on:- Tuesday, 6 June 1944, preparations began back in November 1943, with a series of exercises with various code names. This event takes its name from:- "Exercise Tiger," or "Operation Tiger," which took place in April 1944. "Exercise Tiger" was the codename for one of a series of large-scale rehearsals for D-Day. By 1944, over 2 million troops from over 12 countries were in Britain in preparation for the invasion. On D-Day, the invasion was conducted in 2 main phases, an airborne assault and amphibious landings. Over 14,000 sorties were flown by Allied Air Forces in support of the landings. Having secured air supremacy prior to the invasion, many of these flights were unchallenged by the Luftwaffe. Please remember:- THURSDAY, 6 JUNE 2024 is the anniversary:- 'D-DAY 80' Formby Branch - Royal British Legion
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Following the sudden closure of the Hightown Pub and Kitchen, the Formby Branch of the Royal British Legion will now be holding our special event at:- The Pheasant Inn, on Moss Lane, Hightown, Merseyside (L383RA) in conjunction with the Military Vehicle Trust (MVT) on:- Saturday, 23 March 2024, from:- 12 midday to 6 pm. This event, entitled:- "Exercise Tiger 2024." will see a selection of Military Vehicles on display, along with fundraising activities for the Royal British Legion. It will be ideal for all ages and the venue is both child-friendly and dog-friendly, so when visiting you can also pop into the pub for a bite to eat, with all the family.
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