Did Germany has massive troops and tanks in western europe prior to D Day invasion?

Answer 1

Unknown, probably some 1,000,000 in France by early June, but split up over the entire region

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Answer 2

Just to add to what everyone else has said, Hitler was convinced that the allied invasion was going to land at Normandy, but his generals felt otherwise due to aerial photographs that showed a troop buildup across the English Channel from Calais (if you look at a map it's the closest England gets to the mainland, so it did make sense). Hitler gave into their point of view, but asked for a couple panzer divisions to move to Normandy, just in case. The result? The allies landed on the beaches of Normandy, easily defeated what divisions were there, while the rest waited at Calais. Those aerial photographs? They had seen nothing more than props set up by Eisenhower and Churchill to fool them into thinking a major invasion force was being assembled. I fee like giving you a Leonard Maltin "and now you know the rest of the story" ending. So there you go!

Answer 3

yes, they could have even won and prevented the d-day landing if hitler wasn`t personally involved should have let his generals disperse the troops for optmum advantage, should have finished off england before going into the eastern front.

Answer 4

The massive troops werre on the eastern front. The only strategic reserve were panzer divisions (most notably Panzer Lehr, 12th SS, 1st LAH, 2nd Das Reich and others) all waiting for an attack at Pas de Calais. The infantry divisions manning the beach defense were 2nd rate divisions

Seventh Army
77th Infantry Division 352nd Infantry Division
91st Infantry Division 353rd Infantry Division
243rd Infantry Division 709th Infantry Division
265th Infantry Division 716th Infantry Division
266th Infantry Division 2nd Parachute Division
275th Infantry Division 3rd Parachute Division
343rd Infantry Division 5th Parachute Division

Fifteenth Army
48th Infantry Division mid-August
84th Infantry Division by July 30th
85th Infantry Division August 5th
326st Infantry Division by July 30th
331st Infantry Division by July 30th
344th Infantry Division mid-August
346th Infantry Division by June 29th
711th Infantry Division by June 29th
17th Luftwaffe Field Division mid-August

Nineteenth Army
271st Infantry Division July 24th
272 Infantry Division July 24th
277th Infantry Division June 29th
338th Infantry Division mid-August

First Army
276th Infantry Division June 29th
708th Infantry Division by July 30th
From outside France and Belgium
89th Infantry Division (Norway) early August
363rd Infantry Division (Denmark) by July 30th
16th Luftwaffe Field Division (Netherlands) mid-June

Armoured Divisions
1st SS Panzer Division in Normandy
2nd Panzer Division late June
2nd SS Panzer Division late June
9th Panzer Division early August
9th SS Panzer Division - from Russia June 25th
10th SS Panzer Division - from Russia June 25th
12 SS Panzer Division In Normandy
17th SS Panzergrenadier Division June 12th
21 Panzer Division in Normandy
116th Panzer Division July 20th
Panzer Lehr Division June 8th

Answer 5

y'bet ye hath It 'nuff. better be real goed this One lats battles,Hajj.