Pointe du Hoc  - D Day Normandy Invasion : Eight miles west of the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial is the Pointe du Hoc Ranger Monument, a memorial that tells the story of the raw courage and incredible feat performed by three companies of the American Second Ranger Battalion during the June 6, 1944 Normandy Landings. The Pointe du Hoc Monument is a simple granite pylon erected by the French and is positioned on top of a German concrete bunker. The Pointe du Roc battlefield … [Read more...]