Pointe du Hoc: How big are those craters?

A couple of clips recorded at the Pointe du Hoc battlefield in Normandy. With video it is sometimes difficult to appreciate scale. In these clips the camera goes down into a couple of craters still dotted in this moon-like landscape.

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[sarqune]

When I was there I heard that the most of the craters were "dug" for a movie recorded in the 50's.

So I was all like D:

[VideoHistoryToday]

Probably linked the 'The Longest Day' movie. I have seen aerial photos of the Pointe du Hoc from June 1944 which show it potmarked all over by bombs (and inland as well). Maybe the craters were 'tidied up' in 1950 to make them more like they were in 1944.

[Companyman55]

So did you ever find out what those tunnels were?

[VideoHistoryToday]

Short answer no. Probably air raid shelters.

[639skull]

they filled the holes back up with dirt 

[69chrger]

i saw this on american chopper, it also showed the rows and rows of fallen soilders buried under white marble crosses.

[fainyance11]

@Companyman55 :its german's underground tunnels that linked the bunkers toghether

[Companyman55]

The Bombed the shit out of the Germans there...Great video!