The Allies had deceived them into believing the attack would come later at the Pas de Calais.
the motive of the Normandy invasion was to liberate the french from the nazi Germans who had invaded years before
Because they did know it was going to be an invasion. But they did not know where or when.
The Germans were put on the defensive
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.
for the Germans - beach defenses to stop an allied invasion.... for the allies, how to overcome beach defenses on landing.........
the motive of the Normandy invasion was to liberate the french from the nazi Germans who had invaded years before
Because they did know it was going to be an invasion. But they did not know where or when.
hit the Germans where they did not expect.........................
Huge Allied armies were pushing the Germans back .
The Germans were put on the defensive
The allied invasion of Normandy was met by heavy gunfire even as they were landing on the beach.
I suppose you mean the NORMANDY invasion. There were hundreds of D-Days in World War 2. The Germans lost on the Operation Overlord's Normandy Invasion on June 6, 1944.
The allied invasion and beachhead at Normandy heralded the defeat of the Germans and the end of World War II in Europe.
the allies needed a foothold in Europe to defeat the Germans. Normandy was the foothold
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.
It had a bad morale effect on the Germans, but was gratifying for the Americans and elated the French.
To gain a foothold in Europe in order to defeat the Germans .