Scaling the Cliffs at Pointe du Hoc by Brian Palmer. (GL) PER456 5 inch guns of the

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

From Types of the British Army and Navy

bombers and balloons alike

For actions that likely save the submarine

later serving in Korea flying RF-80 Shooting Stars and retiring in 1965

Scaling the Cliffs at Pointe du Hoc by Brian Palmer. (GL) PER456 5 inch guns of theDHM6589GL. 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