Relief of Pointe du Hoc
D+2, Pointe du Hoc: The Rangers that landed earlier this
morning at Pointe du Hoc have become isolated and are in danger
of being wiped out! Elements of your 3rd Battalion, reinforced
with boys from the 1st of the 175th, have orders to push hard
toward Point du Hoc in order to relieve the trapped and
battered 2nd Ranger Battalion.
Pocatecni situace
Pri planovani utoku jsem mel velke obavy z nedostatku delostrelectva, ktery mi neumoznoval provadet zaraz dva rozsahle utoky. Proto jsem se rozhodl pro
utok na planinu mezi St. Pierre a Beaumontem. Utok zahaji 1. prapor, ktery dobude bunkr v St. Pierre, kde vycka do nastupu meho 3. praporu utociciho
pres Beaumont. Pote oba prapory zautoci, kryty kourovou clonou na pevnost na planine. Mezitim Rangeri z Pointe du Hoc zautoci na nemecka opevneni
v okoli. Po dobyti pevnosti by melo zbyt dost casu na utok do libovolneho smeru.
