Title: Point du Hoc (F) Post by: stoffel on 7 September 2015, 10:55:16 August 2015, Holiday in France.
Point Du Hoc, Site of the famous Ranger attack by 2nd and 5th Ranger batallions led by Lt Col James Earl Rudder. More info here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointe_du_Hoc (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointe_du_Hoc) (http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk307/minimischutter/th_IMG_3463_zpsjxpstggi.jpg) (http://s283.photobucket.com/user/minimischutter/media/IMG_3463_zpsjxpstggi.jpg.html) Monument honoring the Rangers. (http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk307/minimischutter/th_IMG_3462_zpssdabubkk.jpg) (http://s283.photobucket.com/user/minimischutter/media/IMG_3462_zpssdabubkk.jpg.html) Barbed wire along the cliffs. (http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk307/minimischutter/th_IMG_3461_zps3ibkduki.jpg) (http://s283.photobucket.com/user/minimischutter/media/IMG_3461_zps3ibkduki.jpg.html) Command bunker (http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk307/minimischutter/th_IMG_3465_zpswq4eyl16.jpg) (http://s283.photobucket.com/user/minimischutter/media/IMG_3465_zpswq4eyl16.jpg.html) View from the bunker, the sea isnt visible due to very bad weather. (http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk307/minimischutter/th_IMG_3460_zpsghwcklmz.jpg) (http://s283.photobucket.com/user/minimischutter/media/IMG_3460_zpsghwcklmz.jpg.html) view at the monument (http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk307/minimischutter/th_IMG_3458_zpsxskkdt9c.jpg) (http://s283.photobucket.com/user/minimischutter/media/IMG_3458_zpsxskkdt9c.jpg.html) Typical German roof attachement for mg on the roof of a bunker. (http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk307/minimischutter/th_IMG_3457_zpsdr0n0plh.jpg) (http://s283.photobucket.com/user/minimischutter/media/IMG_3457_zpsdr0n0plh.jpg.html) Mg bunker (http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk307/minimischutter/th_IMG_3456_zpscrmuvafb.jpg) (http://s283.photobucket.com/user/minimischutter/media/IMG_3456_zpscrmuvafb.jpg.html) (http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk307/minimischutter/th_IMG_3455_zpsbjquypij.jpg) (http://s283.photobucket.com/user/minimischutter/media/IMG_3455_zpsbjquypij.jpg.html) Destroyed artillerybunker. (http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk307/minimischutter/th_IMG_3454_zpszbcco5px.jpg) (http://s283.photobucket.com/user/minimischutter/media/IMG_3454_zpszbcco5px.jpg.html) FLAK position |