⚔️ D-Day: US Ranger assault on Pointe du Hoc,
6 June 1944
Pointe du Hoc, a prominent headland between Utah and Omaha Beaches, was a critical objective on D-Day. The German position was equipped with a battery of 155mm howitzers capable of targeting the American landing beaches.
The mission to assault Pointe du Hoc was assigned to the 2nd and 5th Ranger Battalions. The Rangers would scale the 100 feet high cliffs under fire, destroy the German guns, and hold the position until relieved by forces from Omaha Beach.