Labels: text | screenshot OCR: At the end of 1944 when the defeat of Germany seemed inevitable, Hitler was preparing an all-out counter-offensive. Hitler's bold strategy was to drive Panzer armies through the Ardennes in the same blitzkreig style as used in 1940, and capture the strategic port of Antwerp in Belgium. Hitler then planned to drive east and stop the Soviet advance on Berlin. On Dec. 16, 1944 when the weather allowed for protection from Allied air attacks, Hitler began his fearless drive ... Operation Autumn Mist.