Image Size: 25 x 12.5
Overall Size: 31 x 19

Cliff Hanger - Signed by Artist

Second Rangers assault German position on Pointe du Hoc on D-Day the Sixth of June 1944

Pointe du Hoc, a prominent position along the coast of Normandy, was a focal point of the amphibious assault by U.S. forces during the early morning hours of D-Day, 6 June 1944. The cliff top (sometimes referred to as Pointe du Hoe) is located between Utah and Omaha Beaches and sits atop overhanging cliffs up to 100 feet in height. The careful and thorough planning of the Normandy invasion determined that several key missions would require painstakingly accurate execution in order for the invasion to go as planned, and one of those missions was the capture of Pointe du Hoc. As such, Allied planners named Pointe du Hoc one of the most dangerous German defensive positions on the Norman coast

On D-Day, Lieutenant Colonel Rudder and his force from the 2d Ranger Battalion, made up of 225 soldiers, along with LTC Max Schneider and the 5th Ranger Battalion in support, would carry out the mission to scale these cliffs before dawn on that fateful day and neutralize enemy positions atop Pointe du Hoc.

Purchaser must take possession of the item immediately after the event. If the purchaser present at the event does not collect the item immediately after the event, the item may be shipped to the purchaser with purchaser responsible for all packing, handling and shipping costs upon the purchaser's request. If the purchaser fails to collect the item immediately after the event AND does not contact SOWW to request the item be shipped at the purchaser's cost, ownership of the item reverts back to SOWW with no refund of the purchase price.

If the purchaser is not present at the event and purchases the item on line, that purchaser shall be responsible for all packing, handling and shipping costs to deliver the item to the purchaser. The actual amount for packing, handling and shipping will be charged to the purchaser's account.