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None. Normandy in France is another story.
If they knew where the allies were going to land they would have had more troops, tanks, and other things there to stop them. As it was many men died on the beaches of Normandy.
Because the Germans were expecting them at Pas de Calais, and in fact the Allies made many deceptions to encourage this belief. Normandy was chosen because it had suitable beaches and German troop concentrations, especially tank formations, were lower than Calais area.
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The Allied troops landed on a series of beaches stretching over 30 miles of Normandy coastline.
The allies deployed 25,000 men across 6 Normandy beaches (Gold, Juno, Utah, Sword and Omaha). The allies' foothold in Europe came at a price; the lives of 10,000 soldiers and many thousands of civilians.
Over 350,000 Germans were guarding the Normandy beaches. It is estimated that over 7,000 died that first day of Operation Overlord.
They had mined and placed steel obstacles on many beaches. They also built gun emplacements to fire up and down the beaches.
Zero. Normandy is right on the french coast. The beaches where the D-Day landings took place are all in Normandy. The ports of Caen and Ouistreham are both in Normandy.
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Approximately 3.5 to 4 million visitors visit the Normandy beaches each year, with numbers varying depending on factors such as anniversaries, events, and tourism trends.