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This episode revisits the critical hours of June 7th, 1944, when General Leo von Schweppenberg attempted to coordinate a decisive armored counterattack toward Normandy. His Panzer formations, on paper a powerful reserve capable of striking the Allied beachheads, instead collapsed under relentless air attacks delivered by P47 Thunderbolts and RAF Typhoons. Fuel convoys burned, communication vehicles vanished, and entire support columns were destroyed before reaching the front. The system the Allies built—integrated air-ground coordination, radar-linked control centers, and continuous patrols—turned French roads into killing grounds. As the 12th SS and Panzer Lehr struggled forward, losses mounted, delays worsened, and the possibility of massing a concentrated armored blow evaporated. By nightfall, Schweppenberg understood that air superiority had already decided the battle before his tanks ever reached Normandy.

00:00: The German plan for a decisive armored counterattack
03:27: Early reports of scattered air attacks intensify
18:42: Systematic Allied air-ground operations disrupt all movement
11:11: Panzer Lehr and 12th SS lose fuel, vehicles, and coordination
14:58: Schweppenberg realizes concentration is impossible
17:19: Allied dominance ends Germany’s final chance to stop the invasion

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