I believe he was celebrating a birthday. I'm not positive, but I think it was his wife's.
the invasion of Normandy beach occurred on June 6, 1944
Most of the German generals had no plan for the invasion of Normandy. They were almost all fooled by the Allied strategy of building a fake army in Norfolk, apparently to attack Calais,far north of Normandy. Rommel was the only senior German who anticipated the attack in Normandy and he couldn't persuade his superiors of this. The heavily armed Omaha Beach was a product of Rommel's ingenuity.
The Normandy Invasion.
invasion of France by allies
Normandy, France June 6, 1944
Historically, it was "The Invasion of Normandy". In popular language, it was "D-Day". In military planning terms, it was "Operation Overlord".
The German commander at Normandy during the D-Day invasion in June 1944 was Field Marshal Erwin Rommel. He was in charge of the German Army Group B, responsible for defending the coast against the Allied invasion. Rommel was known for his defensive tactics and had prepared for the invasion, but his forces were ultimately unable to repel the Allied landing due to various factors, including surprise and a lack of coordinated response.
German Data for D-day, The Invasion of Normandy German Strength: 380,000 (by July 23) German dead, wounded, or lost: Between 4,000 and 9,000 German Commanders: Gerd von Rundstedt, Erwin Rommel, & Friedrich Dollmann
The invasion of Normandy was called Operation Overlord.
The invasion of Normandy was called Operation Overlord.
Sort of, British deceptions had convinced the Germans that the Allied invasion would take place at Calais and Rommel built up defences in the "wrong" places because of that - even after the Normandy landings the German high command believed that was a diversion for the "real" invasion which would come later.
Invasion of Normandy happened on 1944-06-06.