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Title
Backs to the Sea
Description
American 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 hands of the 116th …
Subject
Publisher
Date
1944-06-06
Scenario#
19
Scenario Description
American 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 hands of the 116th Infantry. Given all that was happening around them, the Germans were slow to react and mounted their first serious push against the isolated Americans around 1600 hours.
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
Scenario Link
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Combatants
German
American
Additional Information
Scenario Type = Standard
Collection:
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