Marching Orders: The Untold Story of How the American Breaking of the Japanese Secret Codes Led to the Defeat of Nazi Germany and Japan

by Bruce Lee

Oshima then adds up the problems facing Germany, then the elements favoring the Germans. They are: “(a) The crack German divisions used in the West this summer are now resting and refitting in the rear; (b) the Volksgrenadier divisions are expected to receive further equipment while the Volkssturm will be trained and equipped; (c) some of the new planes can be used to support ground operations; and (d) Germany is expected to begin more intensive submarine warfare which may interfere with enemy supply lines. “In the long run, Germany’s leaders, confronted with the fact that the battle lines have contracted virtually to the prewar boundaries of Germany (with the exception of Norway), will have no choice but to open a road of blood in one direction or the other. The chance may come after the enemy’s overhasty [current] offensive has been repulsed.”