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Pointe du Hoc
Pointe du Hoc ((:pwɛ̃t dy ɔk)) is a promontory with a cliff overlooking the English Channel on the coast of Normandy in northern France. During World War II it was the highest point between Utah Beach to the west and Omaha Beach to the east. The German army fortified the area with concrete casements and gun pits. On D-Day (6 June 1944) the United States Army Ranger Assault Group assaulted and captured Pointe du Hoc after scaling the cliffs.
==Background==
Pointe du Hoc lies west of the center of Omaha Beach.〔Heinz W.C. ''When We Were One: Stories of World War II'', Basic Books, 2003, ISBN 978-0-306-81208-8, p170〕〔Le Cacheux, G. and Quellien J. ''Dictionnaire de la libération du nord-ouest de la France'', C. Corlet, 1994, ISBN 978-2-85480-475-1, p289〕 As part of the Atlantic Wall fortifications, the prominent cliff top location was fortified by the Germans. The battery was initially built in 1943 to house six captured French First World War vintage GPF 155mm K418(f) guns positioned in open concrete gun pits. The battery was occupied by the 2nd Battery of Army Coastal Artillery Regiment 1260 (2/HKAA.1260). To defend the promontory from attack, elements of the 352nd Infantry Division were stationed at the battery.
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