I would add that it was a plan that on the surface could be considered zany and doomed to fail, but poor leadership by Hitler, the Nazi intelligence organization and the brilliance of bodyguard, made sure that the German's couldn't bring their heavy formations to bear on the beaches.
On top of that the allied air bombings could be classified as a disaster as was the allied to shore bombardment.
By all logic Ike should have been releasing his failure letter at the end of the day, instead one critical mistake by the German's and a healthy fear of Hitler by his staff officers doomed the Reich to lasting a mere decade and a half instead of a 1000 years.
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My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!
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