Editing Falmouth, Cornwall (section)

==== Second World War ====
[[File:DSCN1679StNazaireMemorialFALMOUTH.jpg|right|thumb|upright|St Nazaire memorial]]
During [[World War II]], 31 people were killed in Falmouth by [[Nazi Germany|German]] [[The Blitz|bombing]]. An anti-submarine net was laid from Pendennis to St Mawes, to prevent enemy [[U-boat]]s entering the harbour.

It was the launching point for the [[St Nazaire Raid]] in 1942. Between 1943 and 1944, Falmouth was a base for American troops preparing for the [[D-Day]] invasions.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=Viki |title=What happened on D Day in Cornwall |url=https://cornwalltoday.co.uk/what-happened-on-d-day-in-cornwall/ |publisher=Cornwall Today |access-date=30 October 2018 |archive-date=30 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030170439/https://cornwalltoday.co.uk/what-happened-on-d-day-in-cornwall/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>  Many of the troops involved embarked from Falmouth harbour and the surrounding rivers and creeks. There are commemorative plaques at Turnaware Point, Falmouth Watersports marina, [[Tolverne]] and [[Trebah]] gardens.<ref>{{cite web |title=War in Cornwall |url=https://www.intocornwall.com/features/war-in-cornwall.asp |publisher=IntoCornwall.com |access-date=30 October 2018}}</ref> The [[United States Navy]] had a large base in Falmouth harbour as well.