5TH Ranger Battalion Memorial
A memorial to the 5th Ranger Battalion who landed on Omaha beach near Vierville-sur-Mer on D-Day and fought their way inland against strong opposition.
The memorial is located off the D517 a few hundred meters inland from the beach.
5TH RANGER BN
ON D-DAY, 6 JUNE 1944, THE FIFTH U.S. ARMY RANGER BATTALION
LANDED ON OMAHA BEACH NEAR VIERVILLE SUR-MER UNDER INTENSE
ENEMY FIRE RESPONDING TO THE BRIGADIER GENERAL COTA'S HISTORIC
ORDER, "LEAD THE WAY RANGERS" THE FIFTH RANGER BATTALION
WITH A-B- AND C COMPANIES OF THE RANGER BATTALION,
ADVANCED AGAINST STRONGLY DEFENDED ENEMY FORTIFICATIONS
MANNED BY GENERAL ROMMEL'S TOUGHEST TROOPS. THE RANGER
BREAKTHROUGH OPENED THE BEACH ALLOWING TROOPS OF THE 29TH
INFANTRY DIVISION TO POUR THROUGH AND THUS PAVED THE WAY
FOR THE LIBERATION OF FRANCE
DEDICATED TO OUR FALLEN BY THE RANGER BATTALIONS
ASSOC. WW ii, THE CITIZENS OF NORMANDY AND THE
5TH RANGER BATTALION. 6 JUNE 1984
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| Longitude: | -0.90416 |
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| Latitude: | 49.37859 |
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