 The German forces were severely hampered by Hitler's insistence on making all major decisions himself, which left his forces without orders for periods as long as 24 hours while information was sent back and forth to the Führer's residence at Obersalzberg in Bavaria.On the evening of 12 August, Patton asked Bradley if his forces should continue northward to close the gap and encircle the German forces.Bradley refused, because Montgomery had already assigned the First Canadian Army to take the territory from the north.