Pier at Pointe de Hoc
by Hugh Smith
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Pier at Pointe de Hoc
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Hugh Smith
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Photograph - Photographs
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Pointe du Hoc lies 4 mi (6.4 km) west of the center of Omaha Beach. As part of the Atlantic Wall fortifications, the prominent cliff top location was fortified by the Germans.
Today, Pointe de Hoc is a silent and calm fishing village with incredible seafood restaurants.
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November 23rd, 2015
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Mother Nature
F/L Time works miracles, doesn't it:>) Looks windy - beautiful shot.
Hugh Smith replied:
Time does indeed work miracles. The village is now a quiet fishing village. Somewhat different than the U.S. Army disaster on D-Day, 1944.