„Pointe du Hoc“ is a rock in Normandy that rises 30 meters v..
Added 2024-04-10 16:01:18 +0000 UTC„Pointe du Hoc“ is a rock in Normandy that rises 30 meters vertically above the beach. The beach area is only about 500 meters wide. It was a strategically important defensive base for the German troops. On D-Day, June 6, 1944, a US Ranger battalion of 225 soldiers led by Lieutenant Colonel James E. Rudder landed at the foot of the cliffs at Pointe du Hoc. The Rangers scaled the cliff at great cost due to the shelling of the Wehrmacht soldiers stationed there for defense. Only 90 of them survived. 😢 This battle went down in history as the Battle of the Rock Needle. The view from the bunkers towards the sea is oppressive. It was a long way to the German soldiers' positions - especially at low tide. Unprotected. Thoughtful kisses 😘
