Pointe du Hoc Ranger Monument
Pointe du Hoc Ranger Monument is a memorial in Normandy, France. Pointe du Hoc Ranger Monument is situated nearby to 155 AHE-AC No 26, as well as near the tourism office Visitor Center.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: World War II monument in Cricqueville-en-Bessin, France
- Also known as: “Monument Commémoratif de la pointe du Hoc” and “Pointe du Hoc American Monument”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Manoir de Saint-Pierre and Église Saint-Pierre de Saint-Pierre-du-Mont.
Manoir de Saint-Pierre
Manor estate
Photo: Ikmo-ned, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Manoir de Saint-Pierre is a manor estate, which is situated 1 km southeast of Pointe du Hoc Ranger Monument.
Église Saint-Pierre de Saint-Pierre-du-Mont
Church
Photo: Ikmo-ned, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Pierre de Saint-Pierre-du-Mont is a church, which is situated 1 km southeast of Pointe du Hoc Ranger Monument.
Église Notre-Dame de Cricqueville-en-Bessin
Church
Photo: Ikmo-ned, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Notre-Dame de Cricqueville-en-Bessin is a church, which is situated 2½ km south of Pointe du Hoc Ranger Monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Pierre-du-Mont and Cricqueville-en-Bessin.
Saint-Pierre-du-Mont
Village
Photo: Ikmo-ned, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Pierre-du-Mont is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Cricqueville-en-Bessin
Village
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Cricqueville-en-Bessin is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. The municipality takes its name from its deep-water creek that forms a natural harbor, from Crycavilla.
Englesqueville-la-Percée
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Englesqueville-la-Percée is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Englesqueville-la-Percée is situated 3½ km southeast of Pointe du Hoc Ranger Monument.
Pointe du Hoc Ranger Monument
- Categories: monument and historic site
- Location: Normandy, France, Europe
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Latitude
49.39721° or 49° 23′ 50″ northLongitude
-0.98928° or 0° 59′ 21″ westOpen location code
8CXX92W6+V7OpenStreetMap ID
node 1415858819OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q2188516
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Indonesian—“Pointe du Hoc Ranger Monument” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Pointe du Hoc American Monument”
- French: “Monument commémoratif de la pointe du Hoc”
- Indonesian: “Monumen Amerika Pointe du Hoc”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 155 AHE-AC No 26 and Visitor Center.
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