Calais would have been one of the worst spots to hit. Normandy was well within fighter cover and by June '44 the Allies had air superiority. Calais did have closer ports but once again, the Allies built a breakwater out of sunken ships and then constructed a makeshift port just off the beaches. Invading where they did achieved the surprise that was being looked for since Calais was the expected spot for the invasion and Rommel would have been all over that. He was convinced that was the place. If the invasion would have come there I have serious doubts that the beach ever would have been taken, Normandy was in jeapordy for a few hours and that was the "weak" resistance.
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