Rommel's Inspection



Rommel's Inspection:
 * June 5th 1944 will be remembered as the turning point in the war for the Allies. But let’s say that when Rommel came to the Atlantic Wall for an inspection back in 1943 he orders not only for every single gap to be filled, but also for the Panzer Laire division to be brought in to train all available units, and for an extra 10 divisions to be added for when the invasion will come. The Nazis are also able to keep the planted false information from screwing up troop movements and are able to keep at least 25 divisions at the coast of Normandy instead of 14 or so. These 25 divisions, along with air support are to be trained for as long as possible by the Panzer Laire, arguably the most effective unit in the German Army.


 * 1943- Field Marshall Erwin Rommel, Hitler’s handpicked man for the defense of France reveals his conclusion after his inspection after viewing the German defensive wall AKA the “Atlantic Wall.” He knows that the Allied invasion will be massive and beyond comprehension, to get past the wall it would have to be. Rommel orders at least an extra 10 divisions to be stationed at Normandy; since Rommel believes this would be the area the Allies attacked from since the Atlantic Wall was poorly built around that area. He also believes that the Allies would bring massive air support and try and land troops behind the wall, so he orders at least 15 divisions of the Luftwaffe to be at the ready for the invasion. Hitler is convinced that the planes could be better used against the Russians, but Rommel convinces him that they would be needed if he wanted to keep France. Rommel finally chooses to fill in all known gaps along the Normandy coast, thus preventing any gaps from increasing when the Allies arrive. Upon request from one of Rommel’s top Lieutenants, he decides to train all units along the Normandy coast with the experienced Panzer Laire division. A Luftwaffe Laire unit is formed with 10 divisions of the planes that are being sent to Normandy with 5 as reserve.


 * June 1st 1944- The worst weather along the French coast in 30 years hits the Allied patrol boats. The invasion is moved to the 5th.


 * June 3rd 1944- Berlin Intelligence captures British spies and they reveal that the Allied invasion is set for the 5thand it’s at Normandy, just as Rommel predicted.

Erwin Rommel, who is leaving for his wife’s birthday is surprised by the news and quickly apologizes to his wife and quickly boards a plane for Normandy while his Officers contact all Normandy troops and order them ready to defend the beaches at all times in the next 2 days. Adolf Hitler is notified and quickly sends an additional 4 divisions of Panzers and another 6 troop divisions from Hungary.

The largest invasion in history is about to go very wrong…


 * June 5th 1944- General Dwight D. Eisenhower decides to go forward with the invasion, even though the weather has not improved. Over 4000 ships set sail for Normandy, not knowing the Nazis are waiting, and eager to crush them.


 * June 5th 1944 7:30 am- The Allies arrive late to Normandy due to a navigation error, and German planes spot the Allied fleet approaching Normandy, the planes radio back to the Normandy HQ and notify Rommel that the Allies are approaching with 4000+ ships. Rommel knew that the Allies would send in ships, but that was basically the entire American and British fleets. Multiple plane divisions are also spotted, and they are guessed as landing craft for troops behind the Atlantic Wall. Rommel orders all AA guns to be at the ready, and for the Luftwaffe to begin takeoff, and for the Luftwaffe and Panzer Laire troops to be at the ready for his command. The largest sea born invasion is about to begin.


 * June 5th 1944 10:00 am- The Allied fleet arrives with guns blazing and they are all targeted at the Atlantic Wall. Hundreds of Higgins boats with about 30 troops in each begin approaching the coast, and Rommel orders 5 Luftwaffe Laire divisions to attack the Higgins boats, and the other 5 to attack Carrier ships.


 * June 5th 1944 3:00 pm- The Allies are losing troops faster than they can send them out, and only about 1/10 of the Higgins boats have made it ashore, only for the troops to be destroyed by the MG42 nests. Most of the troops by plane however, have made it behind the wall, and are now making their advance into French territory, but little do they know that over 20 divisions trained by the Panzer Laire are waiting.


 * June 5th 1944 3:46 pm- Radio broadcasts start pouring in that the Germans were waiting with multiple Panzer divisions, and they are wiping out all units that were dropped behind the main German line.

General Eisenhower is notified of the advanced German defenses, and he must make a life changing decision, either sacrifice more troops and hope to break through, or he can withdraw all units and save hundreds of thousands of lives.

Eisenhower makes the decision to withdraw all troops and return to Britain. Rommel is informed that the Allies are retreating, and he gives the orders to send out all of the Luftwaffe, and destroy all the ships they can. The remaining 5 Luftwaffe divisions are sent out, and harass the Allies until they begin to run out of fuel. They return to a hero’s welcome, the Nazis have successfully defended against the largest invasion in history, and they could not be any happier. Hitler is ecstatic as well, not only does this put him a very good mood, but the Russian Front has received the news as well. The Nazis are pushing the Russians back further and further, while the Russians having received news of the Allied defeat are slowly crumbling against the unrelenting Nazis. Stalin is infuriated that the Allies lost, and starts to see them as useless to him so he orders the execution of the American and British ambassadors.


 * June 6th 1944- The Allies are crushed that they were defeated at Normandy, and they have lost a good deal of ships, and troops. Over 2750 ships were lost and over 400,000 men. On top of all that, the Allies have received news of Stalin’s killings of the ambassadors, and they are not going to allow him to continue his reign of terror anymore.


 * June 7th 1944- President Roosevelt, along with the Chiefs of Staff, meet in a secret meeting to discuss the future of the war. Since the Allies lost at Normandy, they are seriously thinking about withdrawing from the European front, and offering the Nazis a truce. They are not going to inform the British that they are thinking of this, but they can’t just let the British be wiped out entirely. It is eventually decided that the Americans will make a truce with the Nazis, but continue to supply the British with supplies, until they either lose, or win. It is then decided to go to war with the Russians in response to his killings of millions of people.