It was called the "longest day" and was spent without any danger.

After the Allies landed, there was almost no danger worthy of praise except for the accident of the 21st Armored Division of the German Army.

In fact, the Allies did not encounter any danger until the next day. Although they were besieged by German troops from all directions, these German troops were actually not prepared for an attack and lacked offensive equipment.

Until then, Rommel had just arrived at the Paris Command...

From this we can also see the importance of the bombing operations launched by the Allies before landing. If it were not for the large-scale bombing of the Allies, which basically destroyed the French airports, railways, and highways, the German mechanized troops at this time would not have been unable to reinforce Normandy, and Rommel and many German commanders would not have been unable to return to the command center for effective command.

"Marson!" As soon as Rommel arrived at the command center, he said to Lundstedt: "There is no doubt now, the Allies landed in Normandy!"

"Yes!" Lundstedt replied: "You are right!"

Although Lundstedt felt a little embarrassed, he still had to admit that it was directly related to the life and death of the German army stationed in France.

"But we are powerless to them now!" said Lundstedt. "All we can do now seems to be waiting for them to defeat us!"

Rommel fully understood what Lundstedt said because he could do nothing.

At this time, a telegram was sent by Berlin. Lundstedt looked at it, shook his head and handed it over to Rommel.

Rommel took the telegram and saw it, and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

This was a telegram from Hitler, ordering the remaining five armored divisions to be commanded by Rommel.

This order came too late, and the armored troops no longer have any effect now, and they are even burdensome... Allied bombers and fighters always stare at the German armored troops, which leads to tanks and armored vehicles being the only function of attracting enemy aircraft.

Just when there was a dull moment in the command center, a thunder sounded from the sky, and the strong wind rolled in with large areas of dark clouds like a tide.

The storm was a little later than the Allied Meteorological Bureau predicted, and it was not until then that heavy rain started again.

This was not a good thing for the Germans who were busy marching, but Rommel couldn't help but feel energetic and said to Lundstedt: "Marson, I think we have a last chance!"

"What opportunity?" At this time, Lundstedt had to face the "arrogant" subordinate in front of him. He knew in his heart that if anyone could save France, it would be Rommel.

"This storm!" said Rommel: "The storm is coming again. In this case, the Allied fighter jets, warships and even artillery cannot play a role. The storm will also block the connection between the Allied forces and the United Kingdom, which means that their logistics supplies will be cut off!"

Lundstedt couldn't help but lit up, then he rolled the map on the table and said, "Yes, this is a chance God has given us. I need... a large number of infantry, the armored division must also advance at full speed, and there must be engineers and artillery... I must transfer enough troops from Calais!"

Then Lundstedt immediately sent a telegram to Berlin, demanding that 17 divisions be drawn from the 15th Army stationed in Calais be used for counterattacks against Normandy.

Hitler did not hesitate and agreed soon.

This made Rommel and Lundstedt very excited. With these 17 divisions, the troops coming from all directions, and the cover of the storm, it was not impossible to drive the Allies from Normandy into the sea.

As for the impact of the storm on the German army... In this direction, the German army also had some of the spirit of "spiritual supremacy" of the Japanese army, believing that as long as you have enough courage, these difficulties can be overcome.

But they thought the problem too optimistic. Just when Rommel and Lundstedt were busy mobilizing troops (Romel was responsible for mobilizing and commanding the armored troops, and Lundstedt was responsible for mobilizing troops from Calais and other places), a telegram from Berlin poured cold water on them... Hitler repented, and Hitler ordered the stop to reinforce Normandy, not only could the troops be transferred out of Calais, but other troops were also transferred to Calais quickly.

It turned out that the generals in Berlin, including Ronner, the director of the Western Front Intelligence Department, all believed that this was likely to be the Allied troops' plan to lure their tigers out of the mountain... In other words, all the dangers created now are actually for the attack on Calais.

Hitler believed their statement, so there was such a ridiculous telegram.

This sounds a bit incredible: Normandy has been fighting hard, while Hitler and Berlin's assistants are still worried about Calais.

But this seems nothing strange, because Hitler and others are in Berlin, and they do not understand the real battlefield situation, so they take it for granted and make some decisions that violate military common sense and rules... This is a bit like Principal Jiang's remote control command.

The difference is that the Allies took great pains to lay out one series of mystery after another to deceive Hitler and others into believing that the Allies would land in Calais, so they believed that all other evidences that would land in Normandy were scams.

Principal Jiang often has no idea about the actual situation and then gives orders.

This order left Rommel and Lundstetter stunned.

Lundstetter couldn't help but sigh: "It's over, we're sure to lose this war!"

"No, I can't let this war end like this!" Rommel's face was pale. Although the situation was serious, he still tried to make a final counterattack... This is also his character, doing what others think it is impossible to do.

"But what else can we do?" Lundstedt asked: "We don't even have enough troops to launch a counterattack!"

"The Head of State just transferred five armored divisions to my command!" Rommel replied: "There are also troops stationed in the Caen area..."

"There are only a few divisions there!" Lundstedt reminded: "And it takes at least a few days for the armored troops to arrive!"

"Then a few days!" Rommel looked at the rainstorm outside the window and said, "At least they can hurry on the road without facing the enemy's planes now! I will order them to keep rushing for a while. Believe me, they will be faster than we expected, and they will catch the Allies off guard!"
Chapter completed!