This is the bed and breakfast / chateau we stayed at up in Normandy. We liked it so much the first time we visited, we decided to go back. It's so close to the channel that we could see it out our bedroom window and it's really close to an interestting monument that we missed the first time around.
Pointe du Hoc was a stragic position for the Germans, allowing them to fire on both Omaha and Utah beaches. On D-Day, 225 Rangers scaled the 100 ft cliffs of the point using grappeling hooks and rope ladders.
The point was bombed extensively before the Rangers made their climb. The land was left as it was found after D-Day and it looks as if someone took a melon scoop and carved out giant holes in the ground.
Once the Rangers had taken the point, they had to defend it for two days against numerous counter attacks. It's hard to believe that they actually succeeded in thier mission. This monument was erected on top of a German bunker to commerate their incredible achivement. 
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