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Legends · 09-02-2002, 09:13 PM

This writing is straight from a Point Du Hoc book, titled D-Day, as it might help you:

"To the east, threatening both utah and Omaha Beach, and capable of shelling the invasion fleet as well, stood the six-gun battery at Point Du Hoc. Point Du Hoc is one of two prominent sets of cliffs jutting out to sea west of Omaha beach.Altering course and landing as best they could from their virtually swamped craft, three of which had already sunk, the Rangers, lead by Lt Col James E. Rudder, found themselves about 500 yards east of their intended landing point. The attampt to use ladders mounted on amphibious trucks (DUKWS) failed because of the shell crater son the beach, while the grapnels they hoped to fire up the cliffs were dragged back by the sodden ropes. The cliff had to be climbed, in the face of enemy fire and hand grenades that were rolled down on the attackers. A bomber raid drove the germans under cover, and fire from the warships out to sea kept them there, allowing the Rangers to scale the cliff and overrun the position. There were no guns in the emplacements. Rudder moved his men swiftly inland in search of the missing weapons, and found them concealed in an orchard close to the main coastal road where they were destroyed. By this time he had lost perhaps 15 percent of the 225 men who landed, but the greatest test was still to come. German counter-attacks drove them back to a line only 200 yards from the cliffs, and they suffered from their own supporting bomber and naval artillery fire as well. it was not until midday two days later on 8 June that they were relieved by troops fighting through from Omaha Beach, by which time 60 percent of the Rangers had become casualties.

If you would like move written passages from a book written by the men who were at Point Du Hoc, just so so, and good luck on your map! biggrin:

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Legends is Offline Member Posts: 36 Join Date: Sep 2002	09-02-2002, 09:13 PM This writing is straight from a Point Du Hoc book, titled D-Day, as it might help you: "To the east, threatening both utah and Omaha Beach, and capable of shelling the invasion fleet as well, stood the six-gun battery at Point Du Hoc. Point Du Hoc is one of two prominent sets of cliffs jutting out to sea west of Omaha beach.Altering course and landing as best they could from their virtually swamped craft, three of which had already sunk, the Rangers, lead by Lt Col James E. Rudder, found themselves about 500 yards east of their intended landing point. The attampt to use ladders mounted on amphibious trucks (DUKWS) failed because of the shell crater son the beach, while the grapnels they hoped to fire up the cliffs were dragged back by the sodden ropes. The cliff had to be climbed, in the face of enemy fire and hand grenades that were rolled down on the attackers. A bomber raid drove the germans under cover, and fire from the warships out to sea kept them there, allowing the Rangers to scale the cliff and overrun the position. There were no guns in the emplacements. Rudder moved his men swiftly inland in search of the missing weapons, and found them concealed in an orchard close to the main coastal road where they were destroyed. By this time he had lost perhaps 15 percent of the 225 men who landed, but the greatest test was still to come. German counter-attacks drove them back to a line only 200 yards from the cliffs, and they suffered from their own supporting bomber and naval artillery fire as well. it was not until midday two days later on 8 June that they were relieved by troops fighting through from Omaha Beach, by which time 60 percent of the Rangers had become casualties. If you would like move written passages from a book written by the men who were at Point Du Hoc, just so so, and good luck on your map! biggrin: