71.3k views
1 vote
Why did the allies choose normandy as the site of the invasion

2 Answers

2 votes
As Brittany and Cotentin are peninsulas, it would have been possible for the German's to cut off the Allied advance at a relatively Narrow isthumus, so these sites were rejected
While Normandy was an easier route to take
User Menelaos Vergis
by
9.5k points
1 vote

The long Sea made the Germans think that no one would invade there

User Jeldrik
by
8.7k points
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.