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Omaha to Pointe du Hoc
Parts Two to Four: The Next Day and Night
The Rangers moved out at first light, eager to reach their destination. They knew that the enemy was somewhere ahead but their exact location was unknown. Carefully they made their way through the bocage, every corner a potential death trap, every piece of open ground a possible killing field. To the Rangers’ relief they made it to their next position without meeting any great opposition.
Again darkness was approaching so the Ranger commanders decided to dig in and wait for daylight. On the other side the German forces were determined to counter attack and force the Americans to withdr
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Omaha to Pointe du Hoc
Part One: Secure the crossroads
The bulk of the Ranger force entered the battle through an orchard to the right hand side of a farm road. Their objective was the crossroads, but they had a limited timescale. One squad, a recon unit, was using a communication trench. They were faced by an open field overlooked by a farmhouse to their left. The squad in the communication trench crept forward under cover of smoke laid down by the mortar in the orchard. The Yanks were not taking any risks just in case there were some krauts occupying the building. The farmhouse was secured and found to be unoccupied. What a relief!
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