Aerial view of the historic Pointe du Hoc headland on the cliffs of Normandy. The green cliff rises prominently into the blue Atlantic. The numerous, deep bomb craters from the Second World War, which still shape the landscape today, are clearly visible. At this former base of the German Wehrmacht, a decisive battle took place on June 6, 1944 during the Allied Invasion, D-Day, Operation Overlord, Omaha Beach, Calvados Department, Normandy, English Channel, France
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Aerial view of the historic Pointe du Hoc headland on the cliffs of Normandy. The green cliff rises prominently into the blue Atlantic. The numerous, deep bomb craters from the Second World War, which still shape the landscape today, are clearly visible. At this former base of the German Wehrmacht, a decisive battle took place on June 6, 1944 during the Allied Invasion, D-Day, Operation Overlord, Omaha Beach, Calvados Department, Normandy, English Channel, France

Date

May 26, 2026

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Photo12/ImageBROKER/Markus Keller

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