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The effort involved thousands of tons of relatively small bombs dropped in high concen­ trations on German forces confronting American and British units to disrupt German formations and communications, devastate their morale, destroy vehicles, and open an avenue for largescale Allied movements. The technique proved less effective than hoped, especially against dug-in personnel. Field Marshal Gunther von Kluge (q.v.) wrote German chancellor Adolf Hitler (q.v.) of the psychological impact of “bombs rain­ ing down on them with all the force of elemen­ tal nature.”