1 posted on
06/07/2014 11:42:16 AM PDT by
xzins
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The guns were about a mile inland from the cliff, says Lomell. I had never seen howitzers that big before. They seemed huge high wheels, large, long barrel pointed skyward, too high to reach. I was on a two-man patrol with my platoon sergeant, Jack Kuhn. It was about 8:15 D-Day morning. The guns were in an apple orchard, completely camouflaged with netting and trees. Although Pointe du Hoc itself had been cratered by a long period of heavy bombardment and shellfire, this inland position showed no craters. It was obviously an alternate position for the guns.
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06/07/2014 11:42:43 AM PDT by
xzins
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