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first answer: the Germans never thought they would land in France, they thought they would land either in Italy or Africa.
second correct answer: In World War 2, the Germans thought that when the Allies invaded France, that the Allies would choose to land at the Pas-de-Calais area. The Allies landed in the Normandy area instead. From the German point of view, the Pas-de-Calais area was the obvious choice. It was closer to England and the fastest way to invade Germany and seize the Ruhr industrial region.
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Is France are allie in the war?
France, being with the UN and NATO, Would give the idea that they are allies.
What were the surrender terms offered to France by the Germans in World War 2?
Germans would occupy the northern part of France and a Nazi-controlled puppet government would be installed. The French occupation government was located in Vichy (central France) and headed by a former Marshal of France, Philippe Pétain.
What was the battle when the allied forces were trapped by the Germans in France where miraculously rescued?
That would be Dunkirk.
How did the battle of somme start?
it started because of the Germans invaded the France people it always mattered if they were in there territory something would happen to them
Why did the Allied planners choose Normandy for the cross-channel invasion of Fortress Europe What did they do to confuse the Germans?
The Germans expected the Alllies to land at Calais which would have been more strategic but Eisenhower knew this and so dummies were sent to Calais to divert men away from Normandy. The Germans expected the Allies to cross the channel at the shortest route, which would be at Pas de Calais. Previous attempt to land in France was targeted at a port city. The Allies instead decided to land on an open beach that was not near any port or city. They designed a floating port that would help them land the materials necessary to support the army until they could capture the port at Cherbourg. The Allies tried to decieve the Germans into believing that the landing had to be at Pas de Calais. That included bombing the area. On the day of the landings, they dropped dummy paratroopers(no, not stupid paratroopers, but dummy models of them). There were many other tricks that were used to mislead the Germans as to where the landings would be.
