For several months after the US entry into World War II, Americans feared air raids or even invasions of the continental United States by Germany and Japan. An article in the March 2, 1942 issue of Life magazine suggested several possible invasion routes that Axis forces might take. These include a Germany landing at Norfolk, Virginia supported by fifth columnists hidden in the US. At the link, you can view maps of a few other fanciful scenarios.
NOTE that on this map, it is posited that a "Fifth Column" in the United States would be providing support for the Axis from within the territory of the US. Who are these native insurgents? German-Americans, Italian-American, and Japanese-Americans....
This was the stated rationale for the mass internment of members of all these groups in both the US and Canada.
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