The 100 feet high cliff at Pointe du Hoc - stock photo
On 6 June 1944, The 2nd Ranger Battalion landed at Pointe du Hoc. The 225 Rangers had set off from Britain to launch an assault upon the cliffs overlooking the English Channel as part of Operation Overlord. They were commanded by Lt. Colonel James Rudder. 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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