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Title
Taking the Point (Historical)
Description
The US Rangers drew the most difficult single mission for the morning of the invasion of Nazi occupied France: Neutralize the Battery of guns on Pointe du Hoc. The Rangers had to scale 100 foot cliffs on the seaward side …
Subject
Source
Publisher
Date
1944-06-06
Scenario#
47a
Scenario Description
The US Rangers drew the most difficult single mission for the morning of the invasion of Nazi occupied France: Neutralize the Battery of guns on Pointe du Hoc. The Rangers had to scale 100 foot cliffs on the seaward side of the point to take out the battery of six 155mm guns to ensure a safer passage for the rest of the invasion forces on Utah and Omaha beaches. After a hellish ride across the channel and nearly landing at the wrong point, the Rangers disembarked from their Higgins boats to attempt what many thought was a suicide mission.
Location
Pointe-Du-Hoc, France
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
La Pointe du Hoc is a promontory with a 100-foot (30 m) cliff overlooking the English Channel on the northwestern coast of Normandy in the Calvados department, France.
Narrative Source
Wikipedia: Pointe du Hoc
External Link
Combatants
German
Americans
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Geolocation
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