Why did Erwin Rommel want German tank reserves placed near the Normandy beaches?

Field Marshal Erwin Rommel advocated for positioning German tank divisions near the Normandy beaches because he believed that Allied air supremacy would make it impossible to mass forces for a counterattack once the invasion had begun.12

Rommel feared that if the armored reserves were held further inland, Allied aircraft would destroy them as they attempted to advance toward the coast. Consequently, he argued for immediate action on the beaches to defeat any attempted landing before the Allies could establish a firm foothold. This strategy contrasted with the view held by Gerd von Rundstedt, who preferred to keep the tanks in reserve further back to launch a massive counterattack after the invaders had landed.12