Pointe du Hoc, Calvados, Normandy, France

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Pointe du Hoc is a historic site where there is a memorial to the American Ranger Commandos who scaled the cliffs to take the area during the allied invasion of June 1944

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Size: 6720px × 4480px
Location: Pointe du Hoc, Calvados, Normandy, France
Photo credit: © Robin Weaver / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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