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they thought that the invasion in Normandy was a distraction, and that the real invasion would be in the south of France. so they went down to the south of France, but there was no invasion.
When the Germans violated British neutrality to reach France, Britian declared war on Germany.
At the beginning of 1940 the French and English fought Nazi Germans in the Dunkirk, Calais area and lost.They fought together in France after the Normandy Invasion.
It was a well planned invasion of France planned by the Allies during World War II. It was about getting troops into France in order to take it back from the Germans and then move into Germany to end the war.
the Allies had a double agent that the Germans thought was loyal to hitler. the double agent cause the German to believe the invasion was to be mounted at the Pata Calsis region in France. But the actual invasion was at Normandy, France, on 6 June 1944
The Schlieffen Plan was a German military strategy to quickly defeat France in the west and then focus on Russia in the east in case of a two-front war. It involved a rapid invasion of France through Belgium to encircle and defeat the French army. The plan ultimately failed due to unexpected delays and the First Battle of the Marne, resulting in a prolonged and costly war on the Western Front.
hit the Germans where they did not expect.........................
they thought that the invasion in Normandy was a distraction, and that the real invasion would be in the south of France. so they went down to the south of France, but there was no invasion.
The German armies in defence of the coast were pushed back into central France as a result of the invasion.
When the Germans violated British neutrality to reach France, Britian declared war on Germany.
To gain a foothold in Europe in order to defeat the Germans .
The Germans expected the invasion to be at the Pais de Calais on the Northern coast of France.Deception through Operation Fortitude helped lead the Germans to this thought. This famous operation included the creation of fake tanks, radio traffic, and other fake military equipment. False information was leaked to the Germans so they would anticipate a diversion by allied forces.This plan worked extremely well. German Panzers were held in reserve upon the invasion of Normandy for the "real" invasion at Calais. northern france
France was occupied by the Germans after they surrendered to the Germans. Some French soldiers made it to England and they fought against the Germans again when the Normandy Invasion occurred. I have added another link for you below.
because they thought the main invasion would come at pa de calais. when the invasion eventually came in Normandy the Germans could not counterattak because they needed hitlers permission and he was still asleep and noone wanted to wake him. when they did finally counter attack all they could do was slow up the mass of troops comin into France daily. their defeat was by no means rommels fault or the fighting Germans. also the allieds ability to prevent the Germans knowing about the invasion. the parachute operations on eitherside of Normandy prevented the Germans from getting organized.
germans are from germany not france
The allies wanted the Germans to believe the invasion was to take place across the shortest channel crossing to Calais, France.
The invasion of Poland by the Russians was scarcely even noticed. What grabbed all the headlines was the invasion on the 1st September 1939 by the Germans. On the 3rd Britain & France declared war.