Cowlesy
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There is some truth to that. The Russian front was where some of the most brutal savage fighting of WWII or any war in history for that matter. The Germans knew D-Day was coming but thought the allies were going to attack at Calais (spelling?) but was one of the greatest tricks ever done in war. A fake military force under Patton was made complete with fake tanks and what not. When the attack at Normandy began the Germans delayed taking forces there because they thought it was a trick and the main attack would come from the north.
The scores of thousands of allied troops who perished on D-Day would probably tell you there were more than just a couple Germans to fight when they hit the beaches of Normandy.
http://www.ddaymuseum.co.uk/faq.htm#casualities