DDay at PointeduHoc

Learn about the daring mission of the US Armys 2nd Ranger battalion On June 6 1944 Rangers scaled the 100foot cliffs of PointeduHoc in Normandy to destroy six German cannons These cannons posed a threat to Operation Overlord located between Omaha and Utah Beaches The mission was perceived as a suicide mission yet these courageous men persevered fighting through machinegun fire cutting rope