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Photo # 80-G-45716:  Army Rangers show the ladders used to storm the cliffs at the Pointe du Hoc on 6 June 1944

Online Library of Selected Images:
-- EVENTS -- World War II in Europe --

Normandy Invasion, June 1944
-- "D-Day" Landings at the Pointe du Hoc, 6 June 1944

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This page features all the views we have concerning the 6 June 1944 landings at the Pointe du Hoc.

For images of the "D-Day" landings on other beaches, see:

  • The "D-Day" Landings, 6 June 1944; and

    For other pictures related to the invasion of Normandy, see:

  • Normandy Invasion, June 1944 -- Overview and Special Image Selection.


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the Online Library's digital images, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."

    Click on the small photograph to prompt a larger view of the same image.

    Photo #: 80-G-45716

    Normandy Invasion, June 1944


    U.S. Army Rangers show off the ladders they used to storm the cliffs at Pointe du Hoc, which they assaulted in support of "Omaha" Beach landings on "D-Day", 6 June 1944.
    Photograph was released for publication on 12 June 1944.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 137KB; 620 x 765 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: 80-G-45715

    Normandy Invasion, June 1944


    U.S. Army Rangers resting in the vicinity of Pointe du Hoc, which they assaulted in support of "Omaha" Beach landings on "D-Day", 6 June 1944.
    Photograph was released for publication on 12 June 1944.
    Note Ranger in right center, apparently using his middle finger to push cartridges into a M-1 carbine magazine. The carbine and a backpack frame are nearby.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 150KB; 740 x 555 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: 80-G-45721

    Normandy Invasion, June 1944


    U.S. Army Rangers rest atop the cliffs at Pointe du Hoc, which they stormed in support of "Omaha" Beach landings on "D-Day", 6 June 1944.
    Photograph was released for publication on 12 June 1944.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 126KB; 740 x 635 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: 80-G-235595

    Normandy Invasion, June 1944


    Lieutenant Commander Knapper and Chief Yeoman Cook, of USS Texas (BB-35), examine a damaged German pillbox at Pointe du Hoc on "D-Day", 6 June 1944. Earlier in the day Texas had bombarded the point in support of the "Omaha" Beach landings.
    The body of a dead U.S. Army Ranger, killed during the assault on Pointe du Hoc, lies covered up at right.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 131KB; 740 x 615 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     

    For images of the "D-Day" landings on other beaches, see:

  • The "D-Day" Landings, 6 June 1944; and

    For other pictures related to the invasion of Normandy, see:

  • Normandy Invasion, June 1944 -- Overview and Special Image Selection.


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the Online Library's digital images, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."


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