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Title
Taking the Point (Planned)
Description
The plan called for three of the companies of 2nd Ranger Battalion to land east and west of the point at 0630 hours, instantly following a half hour bombardment from the battleships Arkansas and Texas. Delta on the West with …
Subject
Source
Publisher
Date
1944-06-06
Scenario#
47b
Scenario Description
The plan called for three of the companies of 2nd Ranger Battalion to land east and west of the point at 0630 hours, instantly following a half hour bombardment from the battleships Arkansas and Texas. Delta on the West with Echo and Foxtrot on the East, the rest of the Battalion was in reserve. The Rangers were armed with M-1 rifles, Thompson submachine guns, grenades and pistols. Would this audacious plan silence the expected six 155mm guns on Pointe du Hoc? Would the timing of the bombardment and the landing work perfectly? Now you can find out.
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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