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By 1944 many senior generals were becoming concerned about Adolf Hitler's
approach to the war. This was justified quite markedly on D-Day.
As the allies advanced, German forces were put at an unnecessary disadvantage. The 2 available Panzer divisions were under direct
control of the Nazi leader. However, because the Fürer was 'napping' and could not be disturbed, German generals were unable to mobilise these tanks to repel
the invasion. Only when Hitler awoke at 4pm, a whole sixteen hours after the invasion started, were the Panzers put into action.
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Also, as well a being slow, Adolf Hitler's response to invasion was ill-judged. Rather than concentrating on the battles in Normandy he was more eager to use
his V-1 missiles to strike London. However despite the order being given on June 6th, moving the weapons into position took until
June 12th. Then, when carried out, the attack was a disaster. Of the ten V-1s launched, four crashed at once, two vanished without a trace,
one demolished a railway bridge in London, and three hit open fields. Had the misslies not been moved and had
been directed at the beaches and artifical harbors, both crowded with allied soldiers, it is possible the Germans would have been
considerably more successful.
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