Airborne & Special Operations Museum Foundation - The 2nd Ranger Battalion was assigned the mission of landing by sea and scaling the cliffs at Pointe Du Hoc to knock out a battery
![Old Ranger, New Ranger. 2nd Ranger Bn standing above the cliffs of Pointe Du Hoc on the 75th anniversary of D-Day : r/interestingasfuck Old Ranger, New Ranger. 2nd Ranger Bn standing above the cliffs of Pointe Du Hoc on the 75th anniversary of D-Day : r/interestingasfuck](https://i.redd.it/ok9je0494r231.jpg)
Old Ranger, New Ranger. 2nd Ranger Bn standing above the cliffs of Pointe Du Hoc on the 75th anniversary of D-Day : r/interestingasfuck
![U.S. Army's 2nd Ranger battalion scaled 100-foot cliffs during "D-Day at Pointe-Du-Hoc" - June 1 at 10 pm - WOUB Public Media U.S. Army's 2nd Ranger battalion scaled 100-foot cliffs during "D-Day at Pointe-Du-Hoc" - June 1 at 10 pm - WOUB Public Media](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/static.kcet_.kcet_.production.k2.m1.brightspot-1.jpg)