File talk:Rangers-pointe-du-hoc.jpg

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  • [2004-06-26T00:04:17Z] Taak (rangers at pointe du hoc)
  • [2004-06-26T00:04:59Z] Taak
  • [2006-03-13T21:34:12Z] Ahellwig (NowCommons)


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  • (del) (cur) 00:04, 26 June 2004 . . Taak (Talk | contribs) . . 620×765 (140,783 bytes) (rangers at pointe du hoc)


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{{PD-USGov}} Photo #: 80-G-45716 Normandy Invasion, June 1944 U.S. Army Rangers show off the ladders they used to storm the cliffs at Pointe du Hoc, which they assaulted in support of "Omaha" Beach landings on "D-Day", 6 June 1944. Photograph was released for publication on 12 June 1944. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 137KB; 620 x 765 pixels {{NowCommons|Image:486px-Rangers-pointe-du-hoc.jpg}}

Poccil 08:28, 7 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I have a copy of a reference print of this image from the National Archives. Original caption read: "U.S. Army Rangers at work on French invasion beach, climbing high cliffs to knock out Nazi gun emplacement." Sgreene820 (talk) 01:03, 15 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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