Keusgen, Helmut Konrad von Pointe du Hoc. Rätsel um einen deutschen Stützpunkt

Find out what really happened at one of the strongest German positions during D-Day! Normandy, 6 June 1944: The Allies dare to storm "Fortress Europe". The Normandy landings are considered one of the largest military operations in human history. It is inextricably linked with human tragedies, military failures, incredible individual fates and adventurous secrets. In this book, "Pointe du Hoc", the author dispels the myth surrounding the notorious German position on the summit of the famous cliff. Numerous misrepresentations, especially in the US media, led to legends about the events at the Pointe du Hoc when American Rangers landed spectacularly at the foot of the cliff on 6 June 1944. They scaled the cliffs under heavy fire. It took them three full days to conquer the cliff completely. The German resistance was enormous right to the end; the Rangers lost more than half of their men. Later, the Americans did not take the truth too seriously in order to pave the way for the heroic glorification of their Rangers. Only Helmut Konrad von Keusgen's tireless work uncovered the truth, which he shares with the world precisely and unembellished in this book. The first-hand eyewitness accounts in particular reveal the whole truth about the battles!