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Pointe du Hoc
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La Pointe du Hoc is a promontory with a 35-metre cliff overlooking the English Channel on the northwestern coast of Normandy in the Calvados department, France.
A 15.5 cm K 418(f) gun, of the type used in the Pointe du Hoc battery, is preserved at the Atlantic Wall on Jersey.
A 15.5 cm K 418(f) gun, of the type used in the Pointe du Hoc battery, is preserved at the Atlantic Wall on Jersey.
Pre-invasion bombing of Pointe du Hoc by 9th Air Force A-20 Havoc bombers
Pre-invasion bombing of Pointe du Hoc by 9th Air Force A-20 Havoc bombers
Rangers from 2nd Ranger Battalion demonstrate the rope ladders they used to scale Pointe du Hoc
Rangers from 2nd Ranger Battalion demonstrate the rope ladders they used to scale Pointe du Hoc
Rangers departing Weymouth, UK enroute to Pointe de Hoc
Rangers departing Weymouth, UK enroute to Pointe de Hoc
2nd Ranger Battalion
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The 2nd Ranger Battalion, currently based at Joint Base Lewis–McChord south of Seattle, Washington, United States, is one of three ranger battalions belonging to the United States Army's 75th Ranger R
Pointe du Hoc
…they re-developed the site with the final aim of four casemates facing Utah Beach and the possibility of two 155 mm guns in open emplacements. The U.S. 2nd and 5th Ranger Battalions were given the task of assaulting the strong point early on D-Day. Elements of the 2nd Battalion went in to attack Pointe du…
A Ranger from 2nd Ranger Battalion providing overwatch during combat operations in Iraq.
A Ranger from 2nd Ranger Battalion providing overwatch during combat operations in Iraq.
Rangers from Delta Company, 2nd Battalion prepare to provide security and lay down suppressive fire during a live fire exercise at Fort Hunter Liggett
Rangers from Delta Company, 2nd Battalion prepare to provide security and lay down suppressive fire during a live fire exercise at Fort Hunter Liggett, California, Jan. 25, 2014. The Ranger's nosebleed was due to the dry climate and intense training.
Memorial erected by the Battalion to mark their time spent in Bude, Cornwall during the Second World War
Memorial erected by the Battalion to mark their time spent in Bude, Cornwall during the Second World War