The allies wanted the Germans to believe the invasion was to take place across the shortest channel crossing to Calais, France.
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The Allies chose Normandy as the Germans were not expecting landing there.
Normandy was invaded on June 6, 1944 by the allies.
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If the question refers to the French resistance at Normandy in 1944, yes, they helped a great deal. Eisenhower credited them with saving a division's worth of Allies through their sabotage against the Germans and the information they provided.
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.
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the allies needed a foothold in Europe to defeat the Germans. Normandy was the foothold
The Allies chose Normandy as the Germans were not expecting landing there.
for the Germans - beach defenses to stop an allied invasion.... for the allies, how to overcome beach defenses on landing.........
The Germans had all expected the invasion to happen at the Strait of Calais,about 100 miles north. German troop concentrations were much higher and at better readiness there.
The Allies had deceived them into believing the attack would come later at the Pas de Calais.
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 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
Yes, the invasion of Normandy was a good idea because the Allies needed to invade Europe to aid there French allies.
The invasion in Normandy, France, ultimately changed the upper hand in the war from the Axis powers to the Allied powers.
The allies tricke the Germans into spliting there force by sending a double agent to say they where going to land at Pas- de-Calais, which is closer to Engalnd
The invasion of Normandy, or D-Day, allowed the allies to get control of the coast of France. This allowed Allies to get a direct path to Germany, and potentially eliminate the dictator, Adolf Hitler.