Would the most logical path from Normandy to the Bavarian Alps (Germany) pass through Lyon?

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Broadly, the answer to your question is 'no', there is no logic that routes the traveller through Lyon. Assuming that the two end points are Omaha Beach in Normandy and the Sylvenstein Dam in the Bavarian Alps, the prima facie route is Caen - Paris - Stuttgart - Munich. It's shown below...

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Even in the fictional journey from Normandy to the Bavarian Alps, there is no reason to avoid Paris without bestowing prescience on the hero, and if the hero were prescient he wouldn't have gone to Germany in the first instance. Moreover, the scriptwriters could have placed the helicopter in any location, Strasbourg for example.

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Given that Lyon is a ridiculously off-the-wall route, your question (which is borderline topical by the way) raises an interesting on-topic question...

Is there anything about Lyon that would prompt a film director to pay homage to it? Even if it were an homage understood by insiders only?

Yes. Lyon is a city that has provided the location for a many great films. The city also has an impressive list of notable residents. Any of these might provide the grounding for an homage or tribute.

Beyond this (or some similar outrรฉ reason), there is no "logical path" between Normandy and Sylvenstein that situates Lyon as a way-point.

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