Which World War II operation is the Pointe du Hoc raid a part of?

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Which World War II operation is the Pointe du Hoc raid a part of?

The Pointe du Hoc raid is part of the Normandy invasion (D-Day), the Allied assault to invade Nazi-occupied France. It occurred on D-Day as a supporting action within Operation Overlord, with U.S. Army Rangers scaling the cliffs at Pointe du Hoc to neutralize German artillery that could threaten the landings. This places it squarely in the Normandy invasion, rather than in Operation Torch in North Africa or the Battle of Britain in 1940 (and there is no separate “Normandy II” operation).

The Pointe du Hoc raid is part of the Normandy invasion (D-Day), the Allied assault to invade Nazi-occupied France. It occurred on D-Day as a supporting action within Operation Overlord, with U.S. Army Rangers scaling the cliffs at Pointe du Hoc to neutralize German artillery that could threaten the landings. This places it squarely in the Normandy invasion, rather than in Operation Torch in North Africa or the Battle of Britain in 1940 (and there is no separate “Normandy II” operation).

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