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La Pointe du Hoc (French pronunciation: [pwɛ̃t dy ɔk]) is a promontory with a 35-metre (110 ft) cliff overlooking the English Channel on the northwestern coast of Normandy in the Calvados department, France. In World War II, Pointe du Hoc was the location of a series of German bunkers and machine gun posts.
James Earl Rudder (May 6, 1910 – March 23, 1970) was a United States Army major general. As a lieutenant colonel, he commanded the historic Pointe du Hoc battle during the Invasion of Normandy. He also commanded the US troops at the Battle of the Hürtgen Forest, and led a series of delaying actions and ambushes during the Battle of the Bulge.
t. e. " The boys of Pointe du Hoc " was a speech delivered by President Ronald Reagan on the 40th anniversary of the Normandy landings at Pointe du Hoc to a crowd of soldiers who fought at the battle. The speech was written by Peggy Noonan. The speech is often viewed as one of the best remembrance speeches by a president of the United States ...
Pointe du Hoc is located nearby, between Omaha and Utah beaches. Before D-Day, the Nazis were believed to have stationed artillery there, which would have allowed them to shell critical landing zones for Allied troops. Army Rangers used ropes and ladders to scale Pointe du Hoc's cliffs while under fire.
Pointe du Hoc is located on the sheer cliffs between Omaha and Utah beaches. Before D-Day, the Nazis were believed to have stationed artillery there, which would have allowed them to shell critical landing zones for Allied troops. Army Rangers used ropes, ladders and their hands to scale Pointe du Hoc while under fire.
Biden looks to Pointe du Hoc to inspire the push for democracy abroad and at home; YouTuber charged for having a helicopter blast a Lamborghini with fireworks, authorities say; Prosecution rests in Hunter Biden's federal gun trial, capping days of highly personal testimony
Colonel James Earl Rudder, commander of the 2nd Ranger Battalion during World War II, later major general USAR and president of Texas A&M University, led the Ranger assault on Pointe du Hoc on D-Day. Sergeant First Class Randy Shughart, posthumous Medal of Honor recipient; a sniper with Delta Force who was killed during the Battle of Mogadishu.
Pella man was one of 'the boys of Pointe du Hoc' Russ Flattery of Windsor Heights, Dave Ruffcorn of Ankeny and John Krohn of Polk City at a Camp Dodge Memorial Day celebration dressed in authentic ...