The German defenses would be on alert all the time.

Montgomery now believed he could quickly crack the German defenses.

That includes all the major German defense contractors as well.

Each combined-arms army pressed the German defenses from the north and east.

They destroyed German defenses that were said to be impregnable.

This broke up the German defenses such that they could be penetrated.

"The Brazilian attack was too strong for the German defense, and after one goal the team collapsed," she said.

On 20 February 1945, the 10th again attacked the German defenses.

However the thick bush, strong German defenses and machine gun fire rendered this first assault a failure.

During the actual attack, German defenses could do little.