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POINTE DU HOC

Bi-lingual
information sign greets visitors
English Portion
describes Ranger assault
Key Points
shown on map
D-Day Beachheads
 
Relief Map
of shore line

Pointe du Hoc
a 100 ft cliff overlooking the English Channel

Unique Feature
rocky promontory at the end of the cliff
Blocks-like Structure
almost looks man-made
Lone Fisherman
cruises past. 70 years earlier he would have had lots of company
Headland
on opposite side

Pensive
Mike Ferguson studies gun turntable


Multiple Layers
of steel and concrete
Battle Scarred
gun emplacement
Room With A View
channel seen from portal

Sighting Port
of reinforced steel

 

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