 Nazi Germany had at its disposal 50 divisions in France and the Low Countries, with another 18 stationed in Denmark and Norway.Fifteen divisions were in the process of formation in Germany, but there was no strategic reserve.The Calais region was defended by the 15th Army under "Generaloberst" (Colonel General) Hans von Salmuth, and Normandy by the 7th Army commanded by "Generaloberst" Friedrich Dollmann.