The Germans expected the invasion to be at the Pais de Calais on the Northern coast of France.
Deception through Operation Fortitude helped lead the Germans to this thought. This famous operation included the creation of fake tanks, radio traffic, and other fake military equipment. False information was leaked to the Germans so they would anticipate a diversion by allied forces.
This plan worked extremely well. German Panzers were held in reserve upon the invasion of Normandy for the "real" invasion at Calais. northern france
The allies wanted the Germans to believe the invasion was to take place across the shortest channel crossing to Calais, France.
The invasion of Poland by the Russians was scarcely even noticed. What grabbed all the headlines was the invasion on the 1st September 1939 by the Germans. On the 3rd Britain & France declared war.
There was no importance of the invasion of France
During World War II, the Allied invasion that was most clearly expected by the German occupiers of Europe was Operation Overlord, the "D-Day" invasion of Normandy in June of 1944. The Germans did not know that this invasion would take place in June nor against the Normandy coast; however, they were expecting some invasion-attempt against the coast of Western Europe during the summer of 1944.
France. This was a "false" line that was mistaken for a secure means to keep the Germans at arms length.
The Germans were expecting an allied invasion but did not know where and when it would come from.
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hit the Germans where they did not expect.........................
concentrated their forces at the pas de calais, an area directly across from Dover, England which is the shortest distance from Britain to France
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.
they thought that the invasion in Normandy was a distraction, and that the real invasion would be in the south of France. so they went down to the south of France, but there was no invasion.
The German armies in defence of the coast were pushed back into central France as a result of the invasion.
When the Germans violated British neutrality to reach France, Britian declared war on Germany.
To gain a foothold in Europe in order to defeat the Germans .
France was occupied by the Germans after they surrendered to the Germans. Some French soldiers made it to England and they fought against the Germans again when the Normandy Invasion occurred. I have added another link for you below.
germans are from germany not france