Operation Overlord: Hitler slept through #history #worldwar2 #normandy #hitler #overlord

Hitler slept through the Allied invasion of Normandy. When Operation Overlord began at dawn on June 6, 1944, the leader of Nazi Germany, Adolf Hitler, was asleep. None of his generals dared to break protocol and wake him. As a result, crucial hours were lost in the Battle of Normandy. When Hitler finally woke up at 10 a.m., the news of the landing excited him—he thought Germany would easily defeat the Allies, believing that the northern coast of France was well-covered and fortified. Consequently, reinforcements did not arrive in Normandy until 4 p.m., by which time the Allies had already secured the main beachheads. #history #worldwar2 #normandy #hitler #overlord #unitedstates #unitedkingdom