I have just finished Antony Beevor's account of the D Day landings
On June 6th 1944 three french gerls witnessed the invasion.
Did they think, "Merde, this is the biggest military operation in history, let's run away"? No
Did they think, " At last, liberation after 4 years of Nazi occupation">? No
What they thought was, "Look, an empty landing craft. Let's set up a brothel". Which they did. On the beach. On June 6th.