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Where was Pointe du Hoc in relation to Omaha Beach?
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U.S. infantrymen wading from their landing craft toward Omaha Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
Pointe du Hoc is a promontory located to the west of Omaha Beach, situated approximately 7 km (4 miles) from the landing area. During the Normandy Invasion of World War II, this elevated position served as a strategic vantage point from which German forces could fire upon the beach.12