How did von Rundstedt react to the German defeat in Normandy?
Ordered retreat
Resigned
Requested reinforcements
Dismissed
Answer
**Dismissed.** Following the Allied victory in Normandy, German Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt was promptly relieved from his command by Adolf Hitler. The swift German defeat in Normandy was viewed by Hitler as a direct consequence of von Rundstedt's strategic failures, and his dismissal served as a scapegoat for the disastrous outcome faced by the German forces in the region.
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