Pointe du Hoc
is really Pointe du Hoc, Cricqueville-en-Bessin, Normandy
Real place, still recognisable
Real-world photo: Wikimedia Commons
How close does the game get to the real place?
In the game
The multiplayer map Pointe du Hoc puts players among the German bunkers and shell craters on top of the Normandy cliff, with the sea and the invasion fleet beyond. Activision named it as one of the real D-Day locations recreated for the game's multiplayer.
The real place
On D-Day, US Army Rangers climbed the 30 metre cliffs of Pointe du Hoc with ropes and ladders to silence the German guns there. The headland is still covered in bomb craters and broken concrete, and the dagger-shaped Ranger Monument stands on top of the old observation bunker.
Visiting
The site is managed by the American Battle Monuments Commission and is free to visit. Stay on the paths: parts of the cliff edge are unstable and fenced off. It is about 15 minutes by car west of Omaha Beach.
Pilgrim photos
Screenshots from the game and photos of Pointe du Hoc, Cricqueville-en-Bessin, sent in by players. Most liked first.
No pilgrim photos yet. Played the game or been to Pointe du Hoc, Cricqueville-en-Bessin? Share the first one.
Share your photo of Pointe du HocA screenshot from the game or a photo of the real place. Both are welcome.
Tips from pilgrims
No tips yet. Been to Pointe du Hoc, Cricqueville-en-Bessin? Leave the first one for the next pilgrim.