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Pointe du Hoc is a promontory with a 100 ft (30 m) cliff overlooking the English Channel on the coast of Normandy in northern France. It lies 4 miles west of the center of Omaha Beach. 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 DDay (6 June 1944) the United States Army Ranger Assault Group assaulted and captured Pointe du Hoc after scaling the cliffs.
The original plans had also called for an assault force of just over two hundred men and an additional, larger Ranger force of eight companies to follow the first attack, if successful. Flares from the cliff tops were to signal this second wave to join the attack, but because of the delayed landing, the signal came too late, and the other Rangers landed on Omaha instead of Pointe du Hoc.
The costliest part of the battle for Pointe du Hoc for the Rangers came after the successful cliff assault. Determined to hold the vital high ground, yet isolated from other Allied forces, the Rangers fended off several counter-attacks from the Germans. The 5th Ranger Battalion and elements of the 116th Infantry Regiment headed towards Pointe du Hoc from Omaha Beach. However, they were prevented from linking up with the 2nd Rangers during the evening of June 6, 1944. During the night the Germans forced the Rangers into a smaller enclave along the cliff, but the Rangers were supported by fire from Allied vessels. On the evening of 7 June 1944, the Germans withdrew. It was not until noon on 8 June that the Rangers at Pointe du Hoc were finally relieved.
At the end of the two-day action, the initial Ranger landing force of 225+ was reduced to about 90 fighting men.
Can you hear the assault team struggle up the cliff?
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