Orientation Table - Pointe Du Hoc, France
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N 49° 23.669 W 000° 59.166
30U E 646130 N 5473259
This table describes assault and commemorates the American Second Ranger Battalion who fought there on 6 June 1944 as part of the D-Day landings in World War II.
Waymark Code: WMMCT5
Location: Normandie, France
Date Posted: 09/01/2014
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Pointe du Hoc is a promontory with a 100 ft cliff overlooking the English Channel on the coast of Normandy in northern France. During World War II it was the highest point between Utah Beach to the west and Omaha Beach to the east. The German army fortified the area with concrete casements and gun pits. On D-Day (6 June 1944) the United States Army Ranger Assault Group assaulted and captured Pointe du Hoc after scaling the cliffs. At the end of the two-day action, the initial Ranger landing force of 225+ was reduced to about 90 fighting men.
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