The story
Rommel is appointed inspector of coastal fortifications in Western Europe. His first reports alert Hitler to the need to strengthen the Atlantic Wall Defenses and protect the beaches against an assault by sea.
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Marshall E. Rommel (1891-1944)
Marshal Rommel's inspection tour, April 1944
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