The Dora and Gustav railway guns where highly irrelevant but still highly effective due to its Propaganda and psychological value.
The shear sound and sight of such a gun and its effect on the ground must have driven the enemy crazy with fear...
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lack of fuel and heavy loss of aircraft......
Omaha beach, due to very heavy resistance by German forces...
Heavy German machine guns and mortar fire...
The Germans were developing heavy bombers at the very end of the war, but they were not yet in production. Heavy bombers were never a priority to the Luftwaffe. At the start of the war, the German government and Luftwaffe priorities were focused on aircraft that could support the German Army, instead of engage in strategic warfare (strategic bombing). The German Luftwaffe's primary mission was to help the Army win land battles & campaigns. Later the priorities shifted to air defense of the skies over Germany.
The German coin with diameter 29 mm face value 5 Reichsmark (Paul von Hindenburg) issued 1936 to 1939 weighs 13.88 g and contains 90% silver.