Pointe du Hoc

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This 3D model was originally created with Sketchup 7 and then converted to all other 3D formats. Native format is .skp 3dsmax scene is 3ds Max 2016 version, rendered with Vray 3.00 Pointe du Hoc is a small step forward on the Normandy coast in the English Channel, in the Calvados. It overlooks a cliff 25 to 30 meters high with a pebble beach about ten meters wide at its feet. The tip is located in the municipality of Cricqueville-en-Bessin. It was the scene of one of the operations of the Normandy landings on June 6, 1944. Located between the beaches of Utah Beach (west) and Omaha Beach (east), the point had been fortified by the Germans and, according to Allied aerial reconnaissance was equipped with heavy artillery pieces whose scope threatened two nearby beaches. It was considered crucial for the success of the landing, the artillery pieces are made as quickly as possible offline services. beach calvados cliffs d day falaises france lapointe du hoc normandie normandy omaha utah exterior historic historic exterior