Normandy - Pointe de Hoc

6th June 1944 - D Day & Operation Overload

Our visit here was something we had been looking forward to, not so much for what we would see, but what we would experience.

This really hit home when we got to the beaches where the landings took place. American Rangers landed here at Pointe du Hoc on June 6 with orders to climb the cliff and take control of German gun emplacements.

Words are pointless. What brave men. What a loss of life.Read more