Do you think the early released of Hitler's Panzer Divsions could drive the Allies back to sea ?

Question

Yes,I mean the D-Day.

Answer 1

It would have caused the Allies a great deal more headache but I don't think they would have been pushed back into the sea. The reason I say this is because Normandy was not ideal tank country because hedge rows and beaches are not suitable to armor, and the Allies had control of the air.

On a side note, if Hilter would have let his armor attack the Allies at Dunkirk, the war could turned in favor of the Germans. Had the British lost the 200 thousand men they evacuated at Dunkirk it probably would have knocked them out of the war, or at least made them give up Africa and India to defend an invasion. That would have given Hilter an one front war against the USSR.

Answer 2

Of course any response will be conjecture, but here goes. I think that the Panzer divisions would have certainly slowed the Allied advance, and made it exponentially bloodier. I don't think it would have ultimately tipped the scales, mainly because of allied air power, and the destruction of Germany's ability to produce weapons and fuel. The terrain would have made it difficult for the Panzers to manuever. If the Panzer's had come into play, what the Allies would have probably done is consolidate and harden their beachhead, massed troops and materiel, and landed some armor. In the interim, our planes would have been hammering the German armor, confining them to night action, which was much less effective with 1940's technology. I am just glad Hitler was crazier than he was smart.

Answer 3

It would've made the battle hang in the balance, that's for sure. The allied control of the air, however, probably would've tilted the victory on the side of the allies eventually. The initial hours when the 29th ID and the Big Red One were pinned down by the 352nd ID on Omaha Beach, would've been a decisive blow against the American's. As it was, they got past the 352nd pill boxes and inched their way in.

The Panzer Reserves should've been closer to the action, but were put in piece meal and against allied air superiority. Even so, the Tigers and Panthers held up the Brits outside of Caen far longer than was anticipated.

Answer 4

I'm inclined to think not. The allied superiority in the air meant that the panzer divisions wouldn't have been able to move in mass until after dark without being slaughtered by rocket firing Typhoons and Thunderbolts. As stated Normandy was poor tank country and the German armor, really all armor but the German armor with its massive high velocity guns in particular, was far better suited to open country fighting. Rommel was in Germany visiting his wife for a birthday celebration so regardless of the panzers being released earlier he still wouldn't have been present to direct their movements and even if he had been present they still couldn't have reached the initial beachheads until well after dark due to the allied control of the air.

Answer 5

Possibly but we shall never know. Allied air power might have been too much and the tanks would have met the same problem that the alliies did - the difficult terrain.
Normandy was terrible battlefield for tank manoevure and they were most effective in a defensive role.

Answer 6

Oh most certainly..We had little or no Armor on the first few days..if ur talkign about The Normandy Invasion(I Belive you are)..this would have changed things DRAMATICLY..the western front would have been silent for a long time to come..and Hitler could focus all on the east and mabey could have won..

Answer 7

yes i do. u have to remember that the beaches we landed on weren't fully maned. not only would they have had armor on the high ground but battle harden troops up there as well . which would have drove us back to England

Answer 8

most likely because that would have that Rommel was in France in steed in Germany

Answer 9

Maybe. We will never find out.