Scaling the Cliffs at Pointe du Hoc by Brian Palmer. (GL) PER456 From Types of the British

From Types of the British Army and Navy

For actions that likely save the submarine

5 inch guns of the Royal Artillery in action during the final Normandy battles to close the Falaise Pocket

it was only the following March that he claimed his first victory

Scaling the Cliffs at Pointe du Hoc by Brian Palmer. (GL) PER456 From Types of the BritishDHM6589GL. Scaling the Cliffs at Pointe du Hoc by Brian Palmer. The American Second Ranger Battalion under the command of Lt. Col. James E. Rudder. During the American assault of Omaha and Utah beaches on June 6, 1944, the Rangers scaled the 100 foot cliffs and seized the German artillery pieces that could have fired on the American landing troops at Omaha and Utah beaches. At a high cost of life, they successfully defended against determined German