War memorial at the Pointe Du Hoc near Omaha Beach Normandy France On June the American nd Ranger Battalion commanded by Lieutenant Colonel James E Rudder scaled the foot high cliff of the Pointe du Hoc taking it from the defending Germans and holding it against repeated counterattacks despite suffering heavy casualties The operation was vital to the success of the landings on Omaha Beach as the Germans had sited artillery on the clifftop overlooking the landing areas on the beach below The inscription on the memorial reads To the heroic Ranger commandoes DRN ERN FRN of the th Inf who under the command of Colonel James E Rudder of the First American Division attacked and took possession of the Pointe du Hoc
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