D Day was a surprise to many German generals. Most thought it would happen 200 miles north at Calais and not as early as it happened.
The Germans were caught by surprise.
It is the day that the Allied powers invaded Normandy (northern France) in order to surprise the Germans during WW2. It occurred on 6/6/1944.
It was to gain control of the beaches and land to about 8 miles in. Only the Canadians managed it on the 6th.
Because, with the exception of Omaha beach, the Germans were caught by surprise, and put up little to no resistance against the allies.
D-day was a disaster for the Germans. They had massed their troops in the wrong places.
10,000 Germans fought on D-Day and 4,000 to 9,000 died.
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Basically, D-Day prevented the Germans from invading Britain.
The Germans after invading Europe.
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because the Germans lost
The Germans, Canadians, the U.S.A, Russians, and the British and Poles fought on D Day.