Most D-Day commanders assured their men that the Germans would be annihilated by the Allies' pre-invasion firepower, and that the defenders were, in any case, outnumbered, inexperienced and demoralized.
De fleste D-dags chefer forsikrede deres mænd om, at tyskerne ville blive tilintetgjort af de allieredes beskydning før invasionen, og at forsvarerne i alle tilfælde var i undertal, uerfarne og demoraliserede.