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Pointe du Hoc

Cricqueville-en-Bessin, France

History

A headland still pitted with bomb craters and shattered bunkers, where US Rangers climbed the cliffs on 6 June 1944. Stay on the marked paths, the cliff edge is eroding.

Nearest town
Cricqueville-en-Bessin, France
Category
History & culture
GPS
49.3963, -0.9893
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