A few miles east of Utah Beach is Pointe Du Hoc. On D-Day, American Rangers scaled the cliffs to secure Pointe Du Hoc, which has a commanding view of the D-Day beaches. Of the 225 that arrived on the beach, only 90 survived.
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Ponte Du Hoc
A few miles east of Utah Beach is Pointe Du Hoc. On D-Day, American Rangers scaled the cliffs to secure Pointe Du Hoc, which has a commanding view of the D-Day beaches. Of the 225 that arrived on the beach, only 90 survived.
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Looking west, the commanding view
and the size of the cliffs challenging the American Rangers can be seen in
the photo below. An equally commanding view exists looking east.
If for nothing but the ability to observe the action, this was an important
military objective.
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