The German weather forecast for June 6 concluded: "Invasion possible, but not probable." Rommel used the bad weather to return to Germany for his wife, Lucie's, birthday on June 6 and, he hoped, to see Hitler, to whom he intended to make a personal plea for greater priority for his army group. When he departed by automobile for his home in Swabia, near Ulm, early on June 4, Rommel was confident that nothing untoward would occur in his absence.
- From Eisenhower: A Soldier's Life by Carlo D'Este
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