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- Battle Name is exactly "Pointe du Hoc"
Normandy - Pointe du Hoc Plan for Assault 2nd Ranger Battalion 6 June 1944World War II - Western Front |
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Omaha LifelineScenario#: P06 Date: 8 June, 1944 Location: Pointe Du Hoc, FranceAfter reaching St-Pierre-du-Moni before noon, the relief column planned to push along the coastal highway to the junction of the exit road from Pointe du Hoc. Company A of the 2nd Rangers, fonning the column’s point, got to a hamlet … Combat! — Rangers |
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Rudder's LineScenario#: P05 Date: 7 June, 1944 Location: Pointe Du Hoc, FranceAs night approached, there was still no word from Omaha Beach. Colonel Rudder faced a difficult command decision with regard to the disposition of his limited forces. Of his original 200 men, over a third were casualties, though many of … Combat! — Rangers |
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1600 Hours - Stein’s FlankScenario#: P04 Date: 6 June, 1944 Location: Pointe Du Hoc, FranceThe next German effort came shortly after 1600 and was much more dangerous. It hit the right end of Company F’s thin line. Two BAR’S as well as the mortar section were on this wing, but only afew riflemen, and … Combat! — Rangers |
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Wintz's FlankScenario#: P03 Date: 6 June, 1944 Location: Pointe Du Hoc, FranceThe flrsi German attack came over the fields that stretched toward St-Pierre-du-Mont, where Lieutenant Wintz’s Rangers spotted riflemen coming through the craters, with at least one machine-gun section, When the enemy reached the hedgerow field one… Combat! — Rangers |
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Advance To The D514Scenario#: P02 Date: 6 June, 1944 Location: Pointe Du Hoc, FranceAfter the first objective, a small group of ruined farm buildings, had fallen, the Rangers pushed on without pause despite enemy artillery falling nearby. Ahead, the ground was open, and the trench used thus far came to an end at … Combat! — Rangers |
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First ObjectiveScenario#: P01 Date: 6 June, 1944 Location: Pointe Du Hoc, FranceRangers from Companies E and D (less elements detained on the Point) began to come together on an axis along the north-south exit road from the Point to the highway. The bulk of the group that started down the exit … Combat! — Rangers |
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Hide and SeekScenario#: 23 Date: 6 June 1944 Location: Pointe du Hoc, FranceAs part of Operation Overlord, the American Ranger battalions attempted to capture gun batteries at Pointe du Hoc after making a cliff assault under enemy fire. However, upon reaching their target, they discovered their information was wrong and were… Tide of Iron — Normandy |
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Pointe-du-HocScenario#: 7 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Pointe-du-Hoc, FrancePlanners felt that the German batteries on Pointe-du-Hoc would be one of the most daunting threats to Allied forces landing on Omaha in the morning of D-Day. Set atop 100 foot cliffs west of the beach, the guns' range were … Memoir '44 — Memoir 44 |
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Taking the Point (Planned)Scenario#: 47b Date: 6-Jun-44 Location: Pointe-Du-Hoc, FranceThe 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 … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #3: Normandy |
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Taking the Point (Historical)Scenario#: 47a Date: 6-Jun-44 Location: Pointe-Du-Hoc, FranceThe 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 … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #3: Normandy |
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That Damn BridgeScenario#: AP103 Date: 6/8/1944 Location: Grandcamp-Les-Bains, FranceImmediately after the relief of Pointe-du-Hoc, Col. Canham, C.O. of the 116th Infantry Regiment, turned his attention to Grandcamp-les-Bains and its small but important harbor. 5th Rangers were ordered down the coastal road over a small, flooded… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #11 29 Lets Go! |
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Better Late Than NeverScenario#: AP102 Date: 6/8/1944 Location: Pointe-du-Hoc, FranceCompanies D, E and F of the 2nd Rangers Battalion – having scaled the cliffs and accomplished their D-Day goals – were under heavy attack. That night, expected German attacks knocked the Rangers out of their forward positions along the coastal road,… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #11 29 Lets Go! |
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Backs to the SeaScenario#: 19 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Pointe-du-Hoc, FranceAmerican Rangers had scaled the cliffs at Pointe-du-Hoc only to find the coastal battery guns there gone from their casemates. But once atop the cliff, there was no returning to the sea. The Rangers set up a perimeter to await their relief at the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3 - Yanks |
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Pointe-du-HocScenario#: 3694 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Pointe-du-Hoc, FrancePlanners felt that the German batteries on Pointe-du-Hoc would be one of the most daunting threats to Allied forces landing on Omaha in the morning of D-Day. Set atop 100 foot cliffs west of the beach, the guns' range were … Memoir '44 — Air Pack |