German forces in that area were very weak and would be expected to withdraw rather than fight if the Allies landed there.

Only a week before the Allies landed, the village bell had been melted by Italian troops.

George fretted away a whole year there until the Allies landed in Sicily.

They had no doubts that the Western Allies would land somewhere in France.

On Aug. 15, the Allies landed in the south of France and began moving north.

The Allies had landed at three places in Norway but then withdrawn.

By that time the Allies had already landed a significant amount of troops, vehicles and tanks.

On the night of 4 April-5 April 1945 they thought that the Allies would land soon.

She was saved when the Allies landed nearby in 1944.

Nearly 11,000 were emplaced in the south part of Normandy's coastline where the Allies would eventually land.