Normandy
Pointe du Hoc
ConfirmedIconicApproximate area
- On screen
- Pointe du Hoc (multiplayer map)
- Where
- Cricqueville-en-Bessin, Calvados, France
- Time & access
- Free; some areas are fenced off for cliff-erosion work.
In the game
A multiplayer map recreates the cratered headland. This pin marks the visitor centre, to keep it apart from Call of Duty 2’s pin on the point.
History in brief
On 6 June 1944 US Army Rangers climbed the cliffs here to attack the German battery.
The place today
A cratered memorial landscape with surviving bunkers, cared for by the American Battle Monuments Commission.
Always check opening times, access rules and travel advice before you go.