The story
Hitler orders a fortification of the coast of occupied countries. While the Wehrmacht is not making headway in Russia, England is still resisting the German invasion and the United States has just joined the war, Hitler realizes the Allied landings in Western Europe constitute a serious threat to the Reich.
Photos:
- Hitler and his staff
- German propaganda poster
- Propaganda image published in the German magazine "Signal".
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