| Page Views: 1,131 Last Visit to Vierville-sur-Mer: March, 2003 | Point du Hoc by Peter_P - last update: May 8, 2003 |
Between Utah and Omaha... Point du Hoc was a strategic very important place. In between the two landing zones for the Allied Army, 'Utah' and 'Omaha'- Beach.
German artillery overlooked the two beaches and heavy guns pointed towards the upcoming landing crafts...
This point had to be conquered as fast as possible... |
The Defence These bunkers with a six-guns battery was a part of the defence-line along this part of the coast. A landing was not expected here because of the dificult coast line. Cliffs, rocks,... it was not the ideal place to come ashore. |
Concrete all over the place... The german soldiers were waiting here, weeks and weeks, for the landing to begin... Because of bad weather in the region and a possible landing near Calais, only a few troops were stationed here... Hours before the operation started these targets came under heavy gun-fire... the invasion and liberation of Europe started...! |
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| Pros: | "Well known place in the history of the landing-sites" | | Cons: | "no con's...:)" | | In A Nutshell: | "Have a walk, enjoy and reflect on what happened here...!" |
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mrclay2000 Wed Jan 14, 2004 15:12 UTC
I'm glad these places are still preserved even if they are hard to reach. |
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