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Pointe du hoc

Battle of Pointe du Hoc
Part of Normandy Landings
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Map of Pointe du Hoc, showing German installations and what was believed to be the locations of the 155mm guns.
Date June 6, 1944
Location Normandy, France
Result Allied victory
Belligerents
United States United States  Nazi Germany
Commanders and leaders
United States James Earl Rudder Nazi Germany Gerd von Rundstedt
Units involved

United States Army Rangers

Nazi Germany 352nd Division

Strength
225 infantry
2 battleships
200 infantry
4 machine gun emplacements
6 empty casemates
1 observation bunker
Casualties and losses
135 killed/wounded Landing: unknown
Counter-attacks: 50 Germans killed and 40 captured. Unknown number of French collaborators executed.
Pointe du Hoc is located in France
Pointe du Hoc
Location within France

United States Army Rangers

Nazi Germany 352nd Division

Pointe du Hoc (French pronunciation: ​[pwɛ̃t dy ɔk]) is a promontory with a 100 ft (30 m) cliff overlooking the English Channel on the coast of Normandy in northern France. 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 casemates and gun pits. On D-Day (6 June 1944) the United States Army Ranger Assault Group assaulted and captured Pointe du Hoc after scaling the cliffs.


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