To clarify the causalities as the article seems incorrect; it appears that most if not all were a result of the German torpedo boats, not friendly-fire: > Germ

To clarify the causalities as the article seems incorrect; it appears that most if not all were a result of the German torpedo boats, not friendly-fire: > German torpedoes hit three of the LSTs [...] the toll of the dead and missing stood at 198 sailors and 551 soldiers, a total of 749 [...] There were accusations not only of a cover-up, but also of heavy casualties inflicted by U.S. soldiers, who presumably did not know they had live ammunition in their weapons [...] Nor was there actually any evidence of anybody being killed by small arms fire. https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/s/slapton-sands-the-cover-up-that-never-was.html https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading...