From 1941to 1944, American and the Allies pursued their goal of defeating "Germany first." Their strategy rested on a key assumption that there would ultimately have to be a massive invasion of Northwest Europe, at the heart of the Axis empire. By creating this second front in Europe, German pressure on the Soviet Union would be reduced and Germany would be trapped between the Soviets in the east and the American and British in the west. The Germans anticipated the attack and knew it would determine the war's outcome. What they didn't know was precisely when and where the Allies would strike. Fortification of the coast of Nort
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