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<blockquote data-quote="RES0574" data-source="post: 16546501" data-attributes="member: 176936"><p>Rommel wanted to defend Normandy, Hitler and his sheep thought it was Calais due to false espionage that Patton was commanding/gearing up the FUSAG. The main reason Normandy was as fortified is due to Rommel's relentless pushing of the troops stationed there.</p><p></p><p>Rommel was receiving a combination of veterans from the Eastern front who were tired of fighting, old men, and Hitler youth. He was getting the real bottom of the barrel, for example: some of the artillery used were WWI relics from the French military. Germany was struggling to send ordinance to Normandy. With the Eastern front, and the US pushing up through Italy (from Africa), Germany had too many fronts.</p><p></p><p>Rommel was also with his wife on D-Day thinking based upon weather reports that there was no way that the A(E)F would invade.</p><p></p><p>Consider this: the A(E)F struggled after landing on Normandy for quite some time. You can read about Monty's and Bradley's struggles after the initial invasion. The Allies were very dependent on artillery and bombers to make any advancement. Those two had to occur before the infantry and armor would advance. If Hitler had listened to Rommel about Normandy defenses, AND provided him with the requested armor for support, D-Day may not have been successful, and would have been the US Dunkirk.</p><p></p><p>Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RES0574, post: 16546501, member: 176936"] Rommel wanted to defend Normandy, Hitler and his sheep thought it was Calais due to false espionage that Patton was commanding/gearing up the FUSAG. The main reason Normandy was as fortified is due to Rommel's relentless pushing of the troops stationed there. Rommel was receiving a combination of veterans from the Eastern front who were tired of fighting, old men, and Hitler youth. He was getting the real bottom of the barrel, for example: some of the artillery used were WWI relics from the French military. Germany was struggling to send ordinance to Normandy. With the Eastern front, and the US pushing up through Italy (from Africa), Germany had too many fronts. Rommel was also with his wife on D-Day thinking based upon weather reports that there was no way that the A(E)F would invade. Consider this: the A(E)F struggled after landing on Normandy for quite some time. You can read about Monty's and Bradley's struggles after the initial invasion. The Allies were very dependent on artillery and bombers to make any advancement. Those two had to occur before the infantry and armor would advance. If Hitler had listened to Rommel about Normandy defenses, AND provided him with the requested armor for support, D-Day may not have been successful, and would have been the US Dunkirk. Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk [/QUOTE]
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