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    Marshal Erwin Rommel

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    Marshal Erwin Rommel, also known as the desert fox, was born in Heidenheim, Germany, on November 15, 1891. One of four children, and son of a schoolteacher, Erwin Rommel Sr., and a daughter of a local government official, Helene von Luz, his family had no real connection to the military. In addition, as a child young Rommel who dreamed of becoming an engineer was often pale and sick never would have thought of becoming one of the greatest army generals of all times. Young Rommel started out with

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    ERWIN ROMMEL      Erwin Rommel Jr. was born on November 15, 1891 in Swabian. His father Erwin Rommel Sr., was a schoolmaster in Heidenheim in Wurttemberg , and Rommel's mother was Helene von Luz was a daughter of the local Regierungs-President.      As a child, he was even tempered and was unremarkable academically and athletically. After high school, Rommel Jr. was thinking of applying to the Zeppelin works at Friederichshafen, but his father

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    look up to him was Erwin Rommel during World War 2. Erwin Rommel was loyal to the people he worked with and would defend those that were innocent. To begin with, Erwin Rommel was a German commander known as desert fox his Cunning North Africa during was world II is born in heldenneim, Germany Rommel’s father and Grandfather were teachers, but he chose a military career for himself is enlisting, in the German army as an officer candied in 1910. Field Marshal Erwin Rommel was one of Germans

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    The German General Erwin Rommel is an iconic figure of Adolf Hitler’s Nazi regime whom during his career followed the principle of fighting battles only on the condition of gaining from winning. Respected by both the Allied and Axis powers, his approach to warfare was cunning and humane, making him particularly significant in a time of oppression and malevolence. Thus, Rommel performed his duties with dignity and respect toward all soldiers alike and accordingly won the admiration and legend still

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    Erwin Rommel was one of Germany’s greatest commanders. Born in Heidenheim, Germany, on 15 November 1891, Erwin Rommel was referred to as "the People 's Marshal" by his countrymen. Having a long career in the military, he began his service in World War I, where he cut his teeth in combat as a young infantry officer. Over his career, Rommel received several nicknames, none more famous than “The Desert Fox”, given to him by the British soldier he fought against in the deserts of Africa during World

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    Field Marshal Erwin Rommel was the only German, Italian, Japanese commander in WW2 to be both, idolized by his men and immensely admired by his enemies. Winston Churchill the British prime mister in WWII described him as a great general “whose ardor and daring inflicted great disasters upon us”. When he was in charge of the Afrika Korps the opposing commander had to reassure his men that Rommel was not a “magician or superhuman.” Rommel was implicated in a plot to murder Hitler nd committed suicide

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    the greater good of your men. This is how Erwin Rommel, a Nazi general, stood out from the people around him, became a hero even though he was on the wrong side of history, and how he has affected many future events. To begin on, Erwin Rommel stood out and rejected the Nazi generals that he worked with in many ways. Although, many people said he was as inhumane and hateful as the rest of the people and he was a full supporter of the Nazi religion. Erwin rommel was considered to be a rejector of the

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    The Desert Fox of WWII: Erwin Rommel “Sweat saves blood, blood saves lives, but brains saves both” (Rommel). This particular quote sums up the military career of Erwin Johannes Rommel. His improvising of tactics led to many victories for the Nazis in World War II, and is responsible for increasing the defenses of the French coast before D-Day. In WWII Nazi Field Marshal Erwin Rommel planned and fought in battles in Poland, France, and North Africa, which led to victories for the German army. The

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    ERWIN ROMMEL: THE DESERT FOX On November 18, 1941, acting Lieutenant-Colonel Geoffrey Keyes led a team of British commandos in storming a heavily guarded building deep in German-controlled Africa. They were to assassinate Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, or the Desert Fox. Every one of Keyes’ men were killed or captured. Keyes’ team hadn’t even targeted the right location. Where they expected to find Rommel 250 miles behind the front lines, the Field Marshal was at the front lines with his troops.

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    Was Erwin Rommel the main cause of Germany's victories in 1941-43 in Africa. Erwin Rommel – was a German Field Marshal, one of the most outstanding commanders of the Second World War. The ones they usually say about: "it is a pity that he was an enemy." He was one of the most liked by soldiers and a folk hero of Nazi Germany, and this was actively used for Nazi propaganda. Since 1941, the figure of Rommel (or as he was called in Africa “fox of the desert”) became the most noticeable among the generals

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