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41 documents pour « Pointe du Hoc ».
Places · Pointe du Hoc and surroundings
Photographs and maps follow Pointe du Hoc before and after the assault, including German guns, bombardment damage, climbing preparations and the surrounding communes.
Read the document →The landings · The advance inland
The account follows Parker’s platoon of the 5th Rangers as it leaves the beach and heads towards Pointe du Hoc, passing near L’Ormel around 09:00.
Read the document →After D-Day · 7 June and reinforcements
Maps and photographs follow Rangers, infantry and tanks moving from Vierville towards Pointe du Hoc, with notes on the locations and identification of vehicles.
Read the document →Places · Pointe du Hoc and surroundings
Plans and photographs document A1 airfield near Saint-Pierre-du-Mont and Englesqueville, with construction dates, technical details and a local press account.
Read the document →The landings · The crossing and the landings
Companies A and B of the 2nd Ranger Battalion are followed from their offshore wait for news of Pointe du Hoc to their landing near Dog Green and Dog White.
Read the document →The landings · The crossing and the landings
The 5th Ranger Battalion’s arrival on Dog White is described after its offshore wait for a signal to reinforce the assault at Pointe du Hoc.
Read the document →The landings · The advance inland
Naval support during the fighting for Vierville is examined through the participating ships, close-support craft and the practical difficulty of identifying targets ashore.
Read the document →The landings · Preparations
Ships, fire-support groups and firing schedules illustrate the naval bombardment planned to support the assault on Omaha Beach and the Vierville sector.
Read the document →The landings · About the collection
An introduction to the documents, photographs and witness accounts assembled by Yves Cordelle on Omaha Beach, with particular attention to Vierville.
Read the document →The landings · Preparations
The landing plans set out the intended combination of air attacks, naval gunfire, armour, engineers and infantry for the assault on Vierville.
Read the document →Maps & archives · Reports and documents
A telephone-message log records reports sent and received by the German 352nd Infantry Division as the Normandy landings developed on 6 June 1944.
Read the document →Witness accounts · Residents and families
The De Loÿs family’s account describes D-Day at the château de Gruchy, where family rooms shared the building with a German company headquarters.
Read the document →The landings · German defences
Maps, photographs and commentary outline German units, command posts and artillery positions around Vierville and the wider Omaha Beach area.
Read the document →Maps & archives · Maps and aerial views
Coastal profiles and descriptive texts show how the Omaha Beach shoreline, exits, bluffs and buildings were represented for the forces approaching from sea.
Read the document →The landings · Preparations
This page sets out the intended air attacks on German strongpoints around Vierville and explains the targets, aircraft and timing assigned before D-Day.
Read the document →Witness accounts · Allied servicemen and correspondents
Coast Guardsman Seth Shepard’s English account describes the loss of LCI 92 and the crew’s experience on the Normandy beach after abandoning the burning ship.
Read the document →The landings · The advance inland
Company C/116’s movement from Dog White to Vierville is examined alongside the Rangers, engineers and command personnel gathered near the shingle bank after landing.
Read the document →The landings · The advance inland
The 5th Ranger Battalion’s inland movements are followed from Dog White through an attempted route around Vierville and a later passage westwards through the village.
Read the document →The landings · The crossing and the landings
Photographs and commentary examine artillery intended for Vierville, including tracked M7 howitzers, anti-aircraft weapons, short 105 mm guns and anti-tank guns.
Read the document →Witness accounts · Allied servicemen and correspondents
Extracts from Stephen Ambrose bring together recollections of the 5th Rangers’ departure from the beach, the wire obstacles and encounters with General Cota.
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