"Cliff Hanger"

This is James Dietz limited edition art print - "Cliff Hanger". Image Size: 25 x 12.5Overall Size: 31 x 19 250 Publisher Proof Edition Cliff Hanger 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 Ran