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My relative Lt. Col. Thomas Trevor, OBE of the Welch Regt. [Service No 53563] and former CO of No 1 [Army] Commando subsequently became Combined Operations HQ Staff Liaison Officer with the US Rangers. He climbed with them up the cliffs of Pointe du Hoc on D-Day. Thomas Trevor (known in our family as “Jo’ to differentiate him from his father also called Thomas ) was a very large man being just over 6’ 5” tall. Through his height and bearing he was known in the Commandos as ‘Senior.’ My father Brigadier Ken Trevor, CBE DSO who took over as CO of No 1 Commando when Thomas Trevor became liaison Officer with the Rangers was known as ‘Junior’ because he was slightly smaller in stature but not in bravery or leadership skills. Both my father Ken and Thomas Trevor both British officers worked closely with the Rangers during the War. In the invasion of North Africa [Operation Torch] my father led the assault on the artillery battery at La Zaret as part of the operation to seize Algers harbour. Although, British my father nevertheless wore US uniform during the assault. Both my father Ken and Thom greatly admired the Ranger spirit and their fortitude. Lt. Col. Thomas Trevor’s speciality was mountain and cliff climbing and his very extensive knowledge and experience in this specialist field gained originally in North Wales was provided to the US Rangers to assist them in the assault of Pointe du Hoc. On D-Day Thom walked upon and down the beach beneath the cliffs with his Tommy gun at Point du Hoc rallying and encouraging the Rangers but unfortunately he was wounded in the head by a German sniper. Thom had a theory that if you took a series of different length steps and walked in a zig-zag line it would confuse a sniper. Thomas told me that he thought this strategy was successful to some extent as despite being shot he was not actually killed! He is shown in the bottom right hand corner of the photo with the Rangers pausing for a rest in a bomb crater showing him with a bandage around his head. Although wounded, Thomas nevertheless was still able to continue to provide advice and support to Lt Col. Rudder which included using part of the covered concrete gun emplacement as a safe refuge so that the Medics could treat the wounded Rangers. In the event of Lt Col Rudder being killed or incapacitated Lt. Col Thomas Trevor would as next Senior Officer, albeit a British officer, would have taken over command and led the Ranger company. Thom Trevor told me that the assault of Pointe du Hoc was viewed by many as pretty much a suicide mission but nevertheless they went and took the position. Simon Trevor

And here we are 80 years later, June 6, 2024, and what do we have for all of that death and destruction. A United States, full of colleges with communist socialist anti-Semites and anti-America professors and chancellors, running them. 👈👀👺

Nice. America's first special forces. The US Rangers were created, trained and advised by the British army Commandos in 1942 Achnacarry Scotland. The 1st and 29th Rangers. "Ranger" was selected because of the British colonial Rogers Rangers (Queens Rangers). 8 British advisors accompanied the US Rangers at Point Du Hoc aswell as 3 SWANS. 🇺🇸

Carnt express my heart goes to the USA rangers that day. Thank you so much for your presence in that war 🙏❤️👌🇬🇧

Every single one of those men, no matter what beach they stormed from Pt. Duhoc, Omaha, to sword and the rest, had balls bigger than his pants could hold!!!

Rangers great job. Salute

Great job Rangers. Heroes

Rest in Peace. Thank you

My uncle was a 5th ranger on d-day

My wife's uncle, Melvin Hefferbower, was one of the Rangers who lost his life at Pointe du hoc that day.

Uncommon valor

Grazie ancora per il vostro sacrificio. Eroi! 💕

Still, the greatest generation of all time...respect ♥️

HEROES HEROES HEROES !!!!!!!!!!!!

I had an uncle that was with this bunch. He was one of the toughesd humans I have ever known.

SERGEANT RANDALL THE GUNS ARE GONE THEY'RE NOT HERE!

Early US Rangers were billeted with local families and trained on cliffs around Bude, Cornwall. There is a memorial to those men (known then as 29th Rangers I believe) on the downs between popular bathing beaches at the town and they are still held in great respect here.

James Earl Rudder........leader ,warrior, legend........the personification of American hero.

THIS IS STORY OF PRIVATE RYAN

The gun on Pointe Du Hoc wouldn’t have stopped the whole Normandy invasion. It would’ve cost a whole lot more deaths, but not stop all that was going on that day. There’s also a new book calming the guns were at the Maisy battery and that battery did firer on the beaches for a few more days after DDay.

Band of brother song

My Dad went up pointe de hoc his name was Prt Henry Thomas Archer

That gentleman being interviewed, with the grey hair and tie, was and is my father, John L. Burke. Passed away suddenly October 20, 2016. A true war hero.

How do you climb up a rope ladder up a vertical cliff while Germans are throwing grenades down at you and you and firing on you knowing you're going to face your death

Why didn’t they just parachute them in

i was there one year ago, i cried then and again watching this today

Gig 'em Aggies! General James Earl Rudder FTAG class of 1932.

I think if the German captured French heavy howitzers were still in place it wasn't going to stop D-Day but, been a distraction and targeted by Navel guns , so that one reaso they were moved.

Great soldiers respect voor them Fight for the Liberty 👍

Yet another youtube video about point du hoc with zero mention of the british military involved.

My Uncle ed was there 2nd Rangers

There weren't any cannons at station to threaten Omaha in that respect it was a task unwarranted

Crazy story here. 220 rangers storm the head and miss the signal for more men. Then men are placed at Omaha and reinforcements never came. 220 rangers become 90 but they took that spot. Rangers lead the way. Thank you for your dedication, courage and selfless service all those 75years ago

RANGERS NEVER QUIT !

UNTIL,MAN WILL LEARN TO LOVE,AND RESPECT ONE ANOTHER AS BEING FELLOW HUMAN BEINGS,THOSE SAME CREATIVE CREATURES OF OF THE SUPREME GOD THAT BORN US ALL,MAYBE THEN WE'LL STOP THAT GENOCIDAL THING CALLED WAR-

All those brave men died fighting the germans, now years later the United kingdom wants to give its sovereignty over to the germans disguised as the European union, and if that happens it is the younger generation that will again pay the price, perhaps not in lives but in poverty.

Pretty darn good video, thank you!

I stood on this bomb marked headland June 6,1974. I wept.

I suggest you practice standing with chin up when recording your voice. I was blessed with coaching. You will sound impressive.

I would think that if the force on the top were both determined enough and equipped with enough weapons, even WWI era weapons no force from the bottom could overwhelm them, what happened? If this was a "damn, if these guys from the bottom get up on top we are all dead" fight how was the outcome we see possible? The people on top mush have been under some kind of indirect fire. I think the answer is that the Allies feared Pointe du Hoc more than this group of Germans valued it. There certainly could have been a better defense of Pointe du Hoc by the Germans. I wonder if the Germans could have used a reverse slope mortar attack? If not they needed many,many soldiers throwing grenades (or even rocks)

Dog-Company: I’m currently reading the book. I recommend this book for those who are interested.

I know one of these Rangers...Denman Wolf....he is still alive. 97 years old.

my grandpa was one of the 90 survivors.

RANGER!!! because even Marines need HERO's ...

such courage.america can never forget there deeds

My great uncle was one of Rudder's Rangers. He said that he just kept grabbing rope and it seemed like the climb up that cliff would never end. Three days after D-Day he was captured and was put in a POW camp. They got orders to fall back and the machine gunner of his platoon didn't hear the order so my great uncle was voluntold to go back and find him. He went back and found the guy and then on his way back to his platoon he came across a patrol of six Germans and as he said: "They pointed their guns at me and said that if I came along peacefully they wouldn't shoot and that sounded like a good proposition". The army sent an officer to inform his family that he was MIA and the officer first went to their pastor and asked him to accompany him to tell the family. My great uncle's younger sister was out playing and she overheard the officer telling the priest about my great uncle missing and she ran home and was like "Mom! Something happened to James". So by the time the officer and the priest got to their house she was already in tears. A month later they did receive a letter from him saying that he was in a POW camp and that he was ok. He never talked about his POW days except just to say that the only food that they got was basically one bowl of potato soup without any potatoes a day. Those men were heroes.

Great grandfather landed on pointe he called it hell

I was there yesterday.

Nice school project kid, you did good ...

Real men....America’s Finest 🇺🇸🙏🇺🇸