German Forces

Meeting of Generals

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At the seaside commune of Lion-sur-Mer, France, just a few miles north of Caen, what would become Sword Beach; Field Marshal Erwin Rommel with General Walther Buhle; Admiral Theodor Krancke on the left, General Friedrich Dollman, between Krancke and Rommel, an unidentified officer between Rommel and Buhle; with head down: General René Eberle; May 30, 1944.