How did the Nazis know about the landing? They were there waiting weren’t they?
Rommel [and Hitler, surprisingly enough] suspected Normandy could be the landing site [the General Staff stuck with the Pas de Calais], so they had it fortified to a degree. The big surprise, for the Allies, was the German 352nd [or was it the 235th?] ID which was behind the Omaha Beach sector. They didn’t know it was there, and unlike a lot of German coastal units, it was veteran, well trained and led, and quite capable.
Fortunately for the Allies, 4th ID landed a mile from where they were supposed to, and avoided a head on with a pretty good German division.
The New York Times?
New York Times?