Why were the beaches of Normandy chosen as an invasion location for Americans in WWII?

by EmoeyJoey
DanKensington

Because there's only so many places on Europe that the Western Allies could use to land and sustain an invasion, and the Germans did their best to eliminate quite a few places from consideration with the Atlantic Wall. More can always be said about the considerations behind the Western Allies' chosen zone; for the meantime, here are some previous posts that address the matter.