operation overlord
...first day the German commander declared the Allied invasion of Omaha beach a disaster; therefore moving more offshore and resurfacing. Incredibly, Americans were able to conquer Omaho beach climbing onto the steep cliffs with the help of naval gunfires which took out a considerable amount of German soldiers. Also, Eisenhower, along with the RAF, constructed brilliant air campaigns which penetrated the German units allowing the allies to occupy the beaches of Normandy. From then on it was a disaster for the Germans because they barely had any reinforcments and supplies due to heavy air raids on French transportations systems before the allies landed on Normandy. The Germans were very unprepared for a Normandy invasion and as a result embarked on little preparation defenses. There was no clear response if an invasion ever happened due to disagreement of strategies between Rommel and Rundstedt if an invasion were to occur leaving the military decisions solely up to Hitler when the invasion did occur. Throughout the war, the Germans were unable to gather a significant amount of intelligence , and it was because of this inability in Normandy, the Germans were unable to pinpoint where the Allies landed so they could act as swift as possible. Also the Germans were really unable to launch a major air campaign because of the massive damage the allies succeeded in causing on Lutwaffe fighter squadrons and factories over the skies of the Reich. The Allies were also able to decieve the Germans when they landed in Normandy. The Germans thought that there was this massive army headed by General Patton in England and the invasion of the beaches of Normandy was just a deterrent to a massive invasion of by Patton on Pas de Calais, a larger port. Although the Germans' had some wea...