German industry collapsing

11th November 1944: Hitler refuses to face the facts reported by Armaments Minister Albert Speer

RAF Bomber Command’s attack on German tank production at Friedrichshafen, earlier in 1944, was judged to be “outstandingly successful”.

Few could now rationally believe that Germany could last much longer. With the Allies on or approaching the German borders, in both the east and west, Germany itself was under almost constant bombardment from the bombers…