Aerial View affords a glimpse of the cliffs that were scaled on D-Day. Also
to be seen are the many shell craters that remain despite 60 years of
weathering.
(Courtesy Karine Guilbert)
Infamous Cliffs along Pointe du Hoc seem unassailable but U.S. Army Rangers proved otherwise (Photo courtesy Karine Guilbert)
Barbed Wire to keep tourists from getting too close to the edge is something of a reversal of 60 years ago
Pockmarked Earth forces visitors to walk in zigzag patterns as they traverse the area
Craters Remain despite the effects of six decades of wind and rain
Death and Destruction rained down on this area for hours as aircraft bombing and naval salvos attempted to "soften" the area prior to the beach assault
Winding Path leads to
cliff side memorial obelisk. It is a misleading scene given the ravaged areas to left and right of the path
Memorial Obelisk sits atop what once was a German bunker
Another Perspective reveals the extent of this one bunker and the shore battery it served
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