Story Behind the Plow | The 2nd and 5th Ranger Battalion

[part 5/9] The 2nd and 5th Ranger Battalion.

The U.S. Army Rangers played a vital role in the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944 by capturing and disabling a German coast defense battery high atop a cliff at Pointe du Hoc (German for “Point of the Mound”). The Rangers epitomize the strength, adaptability, and determination of every service member who participated in the D-Day landings.