In his words, it was better to have one Panzer division facing the invaders on the first day, than three Panzer divisions three days later when the Allies would already have established a firm beachhead.
Han mente, at det var bedre at have en panserdivision at sætte ind over for invasionsstyrken på den første dag end tre panserdivisioner tre dage senere, hvor de Allierede allerede ville have oprettet et brohoved.