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the German forces were expecting an allied landing at the Pas de Calais in the summer of 1945 and maintained a strong force in that area. However, the allies made the Germans think the allied invasion would take place at the Pas de Calais area as it was the shortest distance from England to France. But, the allied forces landed at Normandy, France and gained a foot hold in France before the Germans realized they had been tricked, that the allies were not going to invaded at the Pas de Calaids area of France...................
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