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The Germans were expecting an allied invasion but did not know where and when it would come from.
Because they did know it was going to be an invasion. But they did not know where or when.
Calais. For every Allied reconnaissance flight over Normandy, two were flown over Calais to increase the deception. The Germans expected that George Patton rather than Bernard Montgomery would be leading the invasion, so a dummy army under Patton was created to indicate that Calais was the objective. Another dummy army in Scotland was created to confuse the Germans into thinking that Norway might also be a possible site for the invasion.
The D-Day invasion stood for the Allied powers hitting back at the Germans with forces on the ground.
to put allied forces back into Europe which then allowed allied force to attach the Germans
The Germans were expecting an allied invasion but did not know where and when it would come from.
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During World War II, the Allied invasion that was most clearly expected by the German occupiers of Europe was Operation Overlord, the "D-Day" invasion of Normandy in June of 1944. The Germans did not know that this invasion would take place in June nor against the Normandy coast; however, they were expecting some invasion-attempt against the coast of Western Europe during the summer of 1944.
Because they did know it was going to be an invasion. But they did not know where or when.
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
concentrated their forces at the pas de calais, an area directly across from Dover, England which is the shortest distance from Britain to France
slow the allied invasion of Germany
Huge Allied armies were pushing the Germans back .
The Germans had a significant contingent of Romanian forces allied to the Germans during the invasion of Russia .
Calais. For every Allied reconnaissance flight over Normandy, two were flown over Calais to increase the deception. The Germans expected that George Patton rather than Bernard Montgomery would be leading the invasion, so a dummy army under Patton was created to indicate that Calais was the objective. Another dummy army in Scotland was created to confuse the Germans into thinking that Norway might also be a possible site for the invasion.
The allied invasion of Normandy was met by heavy gunfire even as they were landing on the beach.
The D-Day invasion stood for the Allied powers hitting back at the Germans with forces on the ground.