U.S. Army Rangers rest atop the cliffs at Pointe du Hoc, which they stormed in support of "Omaha" Beach landings on "D-Day", 6 June 1944.Photograph was released for publication on 12 June 1944.

Pointe du Hoc

US troops and Army Corps of Engineers building and operating beachhead railroad links to facilitate delivery of seaborne supplies and equipment from landing craft to French railway lines shortly after victorious D-Day invasion.

Beachhead railroad links

U.S. Army Rangers resting in the vicinity of Pointe du Hoc, which they assaulted in support of "Omaha" Beach landings on "D-Day", 6 June 1944.Photograph was released for publication on 12 June 1944.Note Ranger in right center, apparently using his middle finger to push cartridges into a M-1 carbine magazine. The carbine and a backpack frame are nearby.