Today
Pointe du Hoc now has a memorial and museum dedicated to the battle. Many of the original fortifications have been left in place. The site is speckled with a number of bomb craters. On Jan, 11 1979, ownership of this 13-hectare field was donated to the federal government of the United States, which made the American Battle Monuments Commission responsible for its maintenance.
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Pointe du Hoc's location
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Photo taken on D+2, after relief forces reached the Rangers at Point Du Hoc. The American flag had been spread out to stop fire of friendly tanks coming from inland.
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US President Ronald Reagan giving a speech commemorating the 40th anniversary of the event.
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Part of the modern day site looking out from the top of one of the bunkers.
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Pointe du Hoc, modern view. Normandie, France
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Present day view of the cliff of Pointe du Hoc with the monument on the top-right.
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