The monument you see behind me honors our soldiers. The Frenchicon gave the land it sits on to the United States; in other words, it's on American territory and is right at the very point of Pont du Hoc.

The pillbox just to its right is probably for a range finder, manned by a couple of Jerry soldiers with a radio.


Imagine being one of them on the morning of June 6th ... as the morning mist burns off, you look out and gradually see 5,000 F...K..G ENEMY SHIPS COMING STRAIGHT FOR YOU!

A Holy Shtt moment for sure.


To top if all off, our 5-25s begin their bombing runs, and for extra fun, the 11-inch guns on U.S.iconS. Pennsylvania, along with other ships, begin blasting all around Pont Du Hoc.


If any of those Germans are still alive today, I suspect they still get a bad case of the willies when they recall that particular morning.

Regards,
Louis of PA