Pointe du Hoc, France
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What is Pointe du Hoc
of Pointe du Hoc by 9th Air Force bombers. Pointe du Hoc is a clifftop location on the coast of Normandy in northern France. It lies 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Omaha Beach, and stands on 100 ft (30 m) tall cliffs overlooking the sea. (...)
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About Pointe du Hoc elsewhere
wikitravel.org
"The “ D-Day ” forces deployed from bases along the south coast of England, the most important of these being Portsmouth."
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""Normandy is a veritable open air museum; the historical area of the battle of Normandy brings together all museums and places of interest and remembrance connected to D Day and the ensuing offensive in the three departments of Calvados Manche and Orne."
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"D-Day, Pointe-du-Hoc, one of many engagements where modern day Ranger units would have employed Rogers' 28 "Rules of Ranging"."
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About Pointe du Hoc
juha from Finland wrote about Pointe du Hoc one year, 8 months ago
Some bunkers, a lot of shell craters and cool cliffs. One of the best places on the D-Day beaches but still not very inspiring. If you're around here and want to see the beaches then don't miss Point du Hoc.
thecowboy from Canada wrote about Pointe du Hoc one year, 7 months ago
The craters everywhere give a real feeling as to what kind of chaos must have ensued here.
About places near Pointe du Hoc
juha from Finland wrote about La Château one year, 8 months ago
The official site.
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juha from Finland wrote about La Château one year, 8 months ago
A great B&B close to the D-Day beaches. Great breakfast, excellent English spoken and a few minutes away from the charming village of Grandcamp-Maisy. It's an old farm and offers a magnificient experience and value for money.
juha from Finland wrote about La Maree one year, 8 months ago
La Maree is in many ways a great restaurant. It's located in the small village of Grandcamp-Maisy in the harbor. Food is great, especially the fish dishes. It's also mentioned in the Michelin guide. It's quite a small and relaxed restaurant still, very much like the village it is located in. Prices are cheap too. It's definitely a place not to miss if you want to try a real French restaurant away from the tourist masses.
juha from Finland wrote about Omaha beach one year, 8 months ago
I was somewhat disappointed with all of the D-Day beaches. I had high expectations for sure but still it was quite boring to see the same stuff everywhere: old uniforms, weapons etc. in different small museums. Nothing new in any of those. The most interesting place was the US military cemetary close to Omaha beach with its visitor center and exhibition. That's definitely not to be missed. Otherwise if you've read about the invasion and want to find something more you'll be disappointed in case you've been a few military museums before.
juha from Finland wrote about Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial one year, 8 months ago
Definitely THE place in Normandy when it comes to the D-Day beaches. Especially the free exhibition in the visitor center beats all the museums (that are not free) pants down.
juha from Finland wrote about Battery Longues-sur-mer one year, 8 months ago
I didn't visit this but it's the only place in Normandy where the guns are still in place in the battery. Similar bunkers probably to Point du Hoc but with guns in place. Should have gone there, probably...
juha from Finland wrote about Battery Longues-sur-mer one year, 8 months ago
Some stuff on the battery.
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juha from Finland wrote about Omaha beach museum one year, 8 months ago
Museum official site
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juha from Finland wrote about Omaha beach museum one year, 8 months ago
Don't bother going in and paying the entrance fee. Just more uniforms and guns. Go to the visitor center at Omaha beach US military cemetary instead. It's free and better.
juha from Finland wrote about The Landing Museum one year, 8 months ago
Official museum site.
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juha from Finland wrote about The Landing Museum one year, 8 months ago
Just barely worth the money it costs to enter. They have a model of the Mulberries and quite a lot of info on them which is nice. Otherwise still more guns, uniforms and other stuff like that. You can see the Mulberries in front of the museum in the harbor which is the coolest thing.
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