23/06/13: Pointe du Hoc
Pointe du Hoc.
Isigny-sur-Mer, Normandy, France.
Leica Digilux 3
Leica D Vario-Elmarit f/2.8-3.5/14-50 mm ASPH.
ISO-100, F/5.6, 1/100sec, 14mm
The U.S. 2nd Ranger Battalion was therefore given the task of destroying the strongpoint early on D-Day.
Pointe du Hoc is a clifftop location on the coast of Normandy in northern France. It is situated between Utah Beach to the west and Omaha Beach to the east, and stands on 100 ft tall cliffs overlooking the sea. Marking the Western end of the Omaha beach sector, it was a point of attack by the United States Army Ranger Assault Group during Operation Overlord in World War II.
Isigny-sur-Mer, Normandy, France.
Leica Digilux 3
Leica D Vario-Elmarit f/2.8-3.5/14-50 mm ASPH.
ISO-100, F/5.6, 1/100sec, 14mm
The U.S. 2nd Ranger Battalion was therefore given the task of destroying the strongpoint early on D-Day.
Pointe du Hoc is a clifftop location on the coast of Normandy in northern France. It is situated between Utah Beach to the west and Omaha Beach to the east, and stands on 100 ft tall cliffs overlooking the sea. Marking the Western end of the Omaha beach sector, it was a point of attack by the United States Army Ranger Assault Group during Operation Overlord in World War II.
