POINTE DU HOC – Fine Art Poster (Framed – 12″ x 18″)

The ABMC Vintage Art Collection (VAC) is comprised of 31 images all 26 cemeteries and five of the monuments/memorials under the care of the American Battle Monuments Commission. ABMC commissioned the French artist, DOZ, to create the neo-retro style posters. He created them as “…a message of peace, a testimony between generations.”

Ultra-Premium Luster Photo Paper has between a gloss and matte finish, for a highly saturated look and maximum ink coverage. Due to its rich colors and water-based inkjet printing technique, luster paper is a popular choice for quality photographic prints. This poster is framed in an alder, semi-hardwood frame, and comes ready to hang on the wall.

– Framed 12 x 18 Fine Art Poster
– .75” (1.9 cm) thick alder wood frame
– Hanging hardware and instructions included
– Acrylite front protector
– Lightweight
– Made in America

U.S. Army Rangers from the 2nd Ranger Battalion were tasked with capturing and disabling the German six-gun 155-mm coastal defense battery at Pointe du Hoc, located about three miles west of Omaha Beach, France. On June 6, 1944, Lieutenant Colonel James E. Rudder led his men on this mission, considered nearly impossible. Despite an initial error in landing calculations, the Rangers, with support from naval gunfire, bravely fought their way up a sheer cliff approximately ten stories high. Once at the top, they continued battling German forces, who frequently emerged from craters connected by tunnels. The Rangers suffered a 70 percent casualty rate, with 77 Rangers of the 2nd Battalion killed and 152 wounded, out of a total of 225. Reinforcements from the 1st Battalion, 116th RCT (Regimental Combat Team), arrived the next day. By 11:30 on June 8, Pointe du Hoc was under Allied control.

The Pointe du Hoc Ranger Monument was erected by the French to honor the brave Rangers who died during the assault.