montgomery and the allies deciphered rommel’s attack plans. the allies then cut off rommel’s...
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Erwin Rommel Bernard MontgomeryAxis Allies• Montgomery and the Allies deciphered
Rommel’s attack plans.• The Allies then cut off Rommel’s supply lines so
that only 1/3 of the supplies Rommel needed was getting to him.• Rommel was then forced to attack as soon as
possible to prevent his supplies from getting even lower.
I. Rommel had a stomach ache or diarrhea or something the day the battle began, so he was on sick leave, but he commandeered….• 100,000 ground troops• 500 tanks
II. Montgomery said alright, that’s cool, and brought in….• 200,000 ground troops• 1,000 tanks When Rommel attacked,
Montgomery was sleeping. When a messenger woke him up to tell him the news, he allegedly replied, “excellent, excellent” and fell back asleep.
• By this point in the battle, the Allies were already kicking the Axis forces’ asses.• However, then the Allies decided to push back the Axis forces even
further and brought in an invaluable weapon that made the Axis forces sh*t themselves.
The Sherman TankThe Sherman could shoot a 6 pound shell that could go right through a Panzer tank’s armor.
The 300 of these that the Allies had utterly f-ed up the Axis forces’ inferior Panzer tanks.