Far away from an expected invasion near Calais, they did not know the village was at the southern edge of D-Day's ‘drop zone c’.
fˈɑːɹ ɐwˈeɪ fɹʌm ɐn ɛkspˈɛktᵻd ɪnvˈeɪʒən nˌɪɹ kˈæleɪ, ðeɪ dɪdnˌɑːt nˈoʊ ðə vˈɪlɪdʒ wʌz æt ðə sˈʌðɚn ˈɛdʒ ʌv dˈiːdˈeɪz dɹˈɑːp zˈoʊn sˈiː.