Pointe du Hoc Ranger Monument

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The Pointe du Hoc Ranger Monument is a World War II memorial in Normandy, France, honoring the U.S. Army Rangers who scaled the cliffs and assaulted German defenses during the D-Day landings.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II memorial
monument
war memorial
category American Battle Monuments Commission cemeteries and memorials NERFINISHED
Monuments and memorials in Normandy
World War II memorials in France
commemorates D-Day landings
Rangers assault on Pointe du Hoc
U.S. Army Rangers NERFINISHED
commemoratesConflict World War II NERFINISHED
commemoratesEvent Battle of Normandy NERFINISHED
Normandy landings NERFINISHED
country France
dedicatedTo 2nd Ranger Battalion NERFINISHED
U.S. Army Rangers who scaled the cliffs on D-Day
hasContext June 6, 1944
Operation Overlord NERFINISHED
hasNearbyFeature German bunkers
cratered battlefield terrain
remains of German gun emplacements
hasTypeOfStructure obelisk-like monument
hasView Omaha Beach area NERFINISHED
Utah Beach area NERFINISHED
heritageDesignation American Battle Monuments Commission memorial NERFINISHED
inception 1950s
languageOfInformation English
French
locatedIn France
Normandy NERFINISHED
Pointe du Hoc NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Calvados department NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Normandy region NERFINISHED
locatedOn cliffs of Pointe du Hoc
maintainedBy American Battle Monuments Commission NERFINISHED
materialUsed concrete
stone
memorialFor U.S. casualties of the Normandy landings at Pointe du Hoc
soldiers killed during the assault on Pointe du Hoc
operator American Battle Monuments Commission NERFINISHED
overlooks English Channel NERFINISHED
landing beaches of Normandy
partOf American war memorials in France
subjectOf guided tours
theme Allied invasion of Normandy NERFINISHED
remembrance of sacrifice
touristAttraction yes

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