F. W. Winterbotham wrote of Hitler's signal to Gerd von Rundstedt to continue the attack to the west during the Battle of the Bulge: From experience we had learned that when Hitler started refusing to do what the generals recommended, things started to go wrong, and this was to be no exception.
F. W. Winterbotham skrev om Hitlers meddelelse til Gerd von Rundstedt om at fortsætte angrebet i vest under Ardenneroffensiven: "Erfaringen har vist, at når Hitler begyndte at afvise generalernes anbefalinger, begyndte det at gå galt, og dette var ingen undtagelse."