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Hitler apoointed Rommel and Rundsted for defense of Europe against a possible allied invasion.. But both of them argued for different tactics..
Rommel concluded that during the Allied offensive any German tank movement would be nearly impossible due to overwhelming Allied air superiority. He argued that the tank forces should be dispersed in small units and kept in heavily fortified positions as close to the front as possible, so they would not have to move far and en masse when the invasion started.
Basically he wanted to stop the invasion at beeches.
But Rundestd concluded that there was no way to stop the invasion near the beaches due to the equally overwhelming firepower of the Allied navies. He felt the tanks should be formed into large units well inland near Paris where they could allow the allies to extend into France and then cut off the Allied troops.
Another famous general Heinz Guderian sided with Rundestdt....
Finally tank forces were ordered to be placed in middle but became virtually impossible for rommel to use them...
What do you think which approach would have been more appropriate??
Was there any chance of repelling the invasion at beeches by following the rommel's plan..
Rommel concluded that during the Allied offensive any German tank movement would be nearly impossible due to overwhelming Allied air superiority. He argued that the tank forces should be dispersed in small units and kept in heavily fortified positions as close to the front as possible, so they would not have to move far and en masse when the invasion started.
Basically he wanted to stop the invasion at beeches.
But Rundestd concluded that there was no way to stop the invasion near the beaches due to the equally overwhelming firepower of the Allied navies. He felt the tanks should be formed into large units well inland near Paris where they could allow the allies to extend into France and then cut off the Allied troops.
Another famous general Heinz Guderian sided with Rundestdt....
Finally tank forces were ordered to be placed in middle but became virtually impossible for rommel to use them...
What do you think which approach would have been more appropriate??
Was there any chance of repelling the invasion at beeches by following the rommel's plan..
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