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The major mistake that the Allies made in preparing for Germany's attack in 1940 was their assumption that the Ardennes Forest was impassable. They concentrated their forces to the north and south of it. When Germany attacked through the Ardennes, they encountered weak resistance, which allowed them to complete their plan of encircling the allied armies.

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