The Battle for Omaha Beach, D-Day, June 6, 1944 (The Official History by the U.S. Army, Modern 2014 Annotated Edition, Illustrated in Color & Hi-Res Maps): The Official History by the U.S. Army by United States Army

Author:United States Army [Army, United States]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: History
Publisher: Boston Hill Press
Published: 2014-07-04T04:00:00+00:00

The Rangers at Pointe du Hoe

While the main assault was proceeding on Omaha beaches, three companies (D, E, and F) of the 2d Ranger Battalion were engaged in an isolated action three miles to the west (Map No. 6). Led by Lt. Col. James E. Rudder, commander of the Provisional Ranger Force, about 200 men came in at Pointe du Hoe [aka du Hoc]. Their primary mission was to seize that fortified position and neutralize its battery of six 155-mm howitzers, which could put fire on the whole Omaha approaches, from the craft assembly area in to the beaches.

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