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Prior to the landings in Normandy, a huge deception campaign was started by the Allies.  Radio transmissions were deliberately allowed to be intercepted saying that the landings would be at Calais, not Normandy.  Also, on the days before the attack, squadrons of bombers dropped flakes of tin foil on the route to Calais to try to fool the German radar into thinking an Allied fleet was advancing toward Calais.  The deception worked, becasue on the day of the actula invasion, much of the German's main army was held back in anticipation of the "real" invasion coming in Calais.

Prior to the landings in Normandy, a huge deception campaign was started by the Allies.  Radio transmissions were deliberately allowed to be intercepted saying that the landings would be at Calais, not Normandy.  Also, on the days before the attack, squadrons of bombers dropped flakes of tin foil on the route to Calais to try to fool the German radar into thinking an Allied fleet was advancing toward Calais.  The deception worked, becasue on the day of the actula invasion, much of the German's main army was held back in anticipation of the "real" invasion coming in Calais.

By sheer Allied luck, the German commanders were not at the front on the day of the invasion.  Rommel was back in Germany visiting his wife because he thought the Allies would be crazy to try an invasion in such terrible weather.  German army doctrine also said to hold the Panzers in reserve several miles away from the beaches and allow the Allies to land, then pound them with the Panzers once the troops had landed.  Even after the Allies had landed, Hitler, commanding from Berlin, held the main Panzer force in reserve because he thought that the landings in Normandy were a diversion and the real invasion would come in Calais.

By sheer Allied luck, the German commanders were not at the front on the day of the invasion.  Rommel was back in Germany visiting his wife for her birthday because he thought the Allies would be crazy to try an invasion in such terrible weather.  German army doctrine also said to hold the Panzers in reserve several miles away from the beaches and allow the Allies to land, then pound them with the Panzers once the troops had landed.  Even after the Allies had landed, Hitler, commanding from Berlin, held the main Panzer force in reserve because he thought that the landings in Normandy were a diversion and the real invasion would come in Calais and be commanded by George S. Patton.

The Normandy invasion signalled the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, and the Allies would be slowed very little once the main force had landed.  The day would be remembered in years to come as the "Longest Day".

The Normandy invasion signalled the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, and the [[Allies]] would be slowed very little once the main force had landed.  The day would be remembered in years to come as the "Longest Day".

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