Pointe du Hoc

Pointe du Hoc (HM154V)

Location: Cricqueville-en-Bessin, Lower Normandy 14450 Calvados
Country: France
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N 49° 23.837', W 0° 59.36'

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Heroic Ranger Commandoes

— Colonel James E. Rudder —

To the Heroic Ranger CommandoesD2RN E2RN F2RNOf the 116th InfWho under the command of Colonel James E. RudderOf the First American DivisionAttacked and took possession of the Point du Hoc

[French]
Aux heroiques Commadosde RangersD2RN E2RN F2RNdu 116eme d'Infanteriequi prirent d'assaut la Pointe du HocLes 6.7.8 juin 1944sous le commadement duColonel James E. Rudderde la 1ere Division Americaine

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HM NumberHM154V
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Date Added Wednesday, October 1st, 2014 at 12:13pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)30U E 645887 N 5473565
Decimal Degrees49.39728333, -0.98933333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 49° 23.837', W 0° 59.36'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds49° 23' 50.22" N, 0° 59' 21.60" W
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Area Code(s)585, 716
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 310 Unnamed Road, Cricqueville-en-Bessin Lower Normandy 14450, FR
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