German Defense of Europe 1943/44 (Patreon)

German Defense from Norway to Greece

Now, when it comes to Western Allied Invasion of France in Normandy, June 1944, quite some time is usually spent on discussions why the Germans did get the landing area wrong, namely assuming an invasion at Pas de Calais instead of Normandy. Yet, I think we should take more extended look at the whole situation, for this we need an expanded timeframe and also a look at map that shows on how much coastlines were still under Axis possessions even in May 1944. As you can see that was quite a lot of territory that needed to be covered. Now, if we look at the situation in Summer & Fall 1943, there are several issues. Special Thanks to vonKickass on helping out with the thumbnail. »» SUPPORT MHV «« » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis » patreon - https://www.patreon.com/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » Book Wishlist https://www.amazon.de/gp/registry/wishlist/3LJIXNJIUXJES/ref=cm_wl_huc_view?language=en_GB »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military-history-visualized » SOURCES « Wagner, Gerhard (Hrsg.): Lagevorträge des Oberbefehlshabers der Kriegsmarine vor Hitler 1939-1945. J. F. Lehmanns Verlag: München, 1972 amazon.de (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2WBKSLo Horst Boog, Gerhard Krebs, Detlef Vogel: Das Deutsche Reich und der Zweite Weltkrieg. Band 7. Das Deutsche Reich in der Defensive – Strategischer Luftkrieg in Europa, Krieg im Westen und in Ostasien 1943 bis 1944/45, Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart 2001. amazon.de (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2W4fbNG Germany and the Second World War. Volume 7. The Strategic Air War in Europe and the War in the West and East Asia 1943–1944/5. 2006. amazon.com (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2LJldPT Schramm, Percy E.: (Hrsg.): Kriegstagebuch des OKW 1944-1945. Teilband I. Eine Dokumentation. Bechtermünz: 2005. Amazon.de (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2VJzWdj Lieb, Peter: Unternehmen Overlord. Die Invasion in der Normandie und die Befreiung Westeuropas. C.H. Beck: München, 2014. Amazon.de (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2VCxpGH Jacobsen, H.A.: 1939-1945. Der Zweite Weltkrieg in Chronik und Dokumenten. Dritte durchgesehene und ergänzte Auflage. Wehr und Wissen Verlagsgesellschaft: Darmstadt, 1960 amazon.de (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2JcpCst Citino, Robert M.: The Wehrmacht Retreats: Fighting a Lost War, 1943. University Press Kansas, USA, 2012. Amazon.com (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2rtOdkm Amazon.de (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2mWaTEp Cambridge History of the Second World War. Volume I: Fighting the War. Cambridge University Press: UK, 2015. Amazon.com (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2BSM3h5 Amazon.de (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2SWVuXi Ball, Simon: The Mediterranean and North Africa, 1940-1944, in: Cambridge History of the Second World War – Volume I, p. 358-388 Amazon.com (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2zX5ZMB Amazon.de (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2z5j1bF Das Deutsche Reich und der Zweite Weltkrieg – Band 6 – Der Globale Krieg Amazon.de link (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2igUEAm ENGLISH VERSION: Germany and the Second World War – Volume 6 – The Global War Amazon.com (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2iSsxut Das Deutsche Reich und der Zweite Weltkrieg – Band 8 Amazon.de (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2z6bN7j ENGLISH VERSION: Germany and the Second World War – Volume 8 – The Eastern Front 1943-1944: The War in the East and on the Neighbouring Fronts Amazon.com (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2H5sRhB » DISCLAIMER « As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Als Amazon-Partner verdiene ich an qualifizierten Käufen. #MilitaryHistory #ww2 #1944