Pointe du Hoc
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Pointe du Hoc is a prominent cliff-top promontory on the Normandy coast of France, famous as a key site of the D-Day landings where U.S. Army Rangers scaled its cliffs to assault German fortifications.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pointe du Hoc canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battlefield
ⓘ
cliff ⓘ promontory ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| assaultedBy |
2nd Ranger Battalion
ⓘ
5th Ranger Battalion ⓘ United States Army Rangers ⓘ |
| bombardedBy |
Allied air forces
ⓘ
Allied naval gunfire ⓘ |
| category |
Cliffs of Metropolitan France
ⓘ
Landforms of Calvados ⓘ World War II memorials in France ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| currentUse |
historical battlefield site
ⓘ
war memorial site ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 1944-06-06 ⓘ |
| defendedBy | German 352nd Infantry Division ⓘ |
| event |
D-Day
ⓘ
surface form:
D-Day landings
|
| feature |
artillery casemates
ⓘ
cliff face used by Rangers for assault ⓘ concrete bunkers ⓘ cratered landscape from bombardment ⓘ |
| fortifiedBy |
Wehrmacht
ⓘ
surface form:
German Wehrmacht
|
| geology | chalk cliffs ⓘ |
| giftedBy |
Government of France
ⓘ
surface form:
French government
|
| giftedFor | perpetual use as a war memorial ⓘ |
| height |
approximately 100 feet
ⓘ
approximately 30 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Calvados department
ⓘ
Normandy ⓘ |
| locatedOn | English Channel ⓘ |
| memorial | Pointe du Hoc Ranger Monument ⓘ |
| memorialManagedBy | American Battle Monuments Commission ⓘ |
| near |
Omaha Beach
ⓘ
Utah Beach ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Rangers scaling cliffs under fire
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capture of German gun positions ⓘ heavy Ranger casualties ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operation |
Operation Neptune
ⓘ
Operation Overlord ⓘ |
| overlooks | sea approaches to Omaha Beach ⓘ |
| ownedBy | United States government ⓘ |
| partOf |
Battle of Normandy
ⓘ
surface form:
Normandy landings
Western Front ⓘ
surface form:
Western Front of World War II
|
| region | northwestern France ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
housed German coastal artillery positions
ⓘ
overlooked Omaha Beach ⓘ |
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