While Rommel and Rundstedt sensed that the attack would likely come through the narrowest part of the Channel at the Pas-de-Calais, Eisenhower certainly felt that the Allied advantage was to ensure that the invasion remain a surprise both in the landing sites and timing of the operation until the last possible moment. The surprise invasion site would hopefully ensure that the German troops and armored divisions would be spread out along the Normandy coastline and not concentrated in any potential location that the assault may take place. This would prove to be critical in the invasion of Normandy
             The German buildup of the Atlantic Wall was the primary goal of Rommel. He felt that the battle would be decided on the beaches, where history had consistently proven that an enemy was always weakest. It seems that Rommel and Rundstedt agreed on most of the finer points of how to handle the inevitable invasion. The root of their disagreement was as to whether the battle should be fought at the point of Allied penetration, or to let them move
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