Erwin Rommel

Erwin Rommel

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Born
November 15, 1891
Died
October 14, 1944

Erwin Rommel, aka "The Desert Fox", was one of Adolf Hitler's most able generals during WWII. He joined the German army in 1910 and won awards for bravery in WW I. He was in the 7th Tank Division at the outbreak of WW II and headed the push to the English Channel. Promoted to the rank of lieutenant…

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Erwin Rommel, aka "The Desert Fox", was one of Adolf Hitler's most able generals during WWII. He joined the German army in 1910 and won awards for bravery in WW I. He was in the 7th Tank Division at the outbreak of WW II and headed the push to the English Channel. Promoted to the rank of lieutenant general, Rommel led the German army in Africa (known as The Afrika Korps) in its mostly successful North African campaign. He drove the British in Libya back to to El Alamein. This led to his promotion to the rank of Field Marshal. Eventually outmaneuvered by British Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery, he returned to Germany, where he was given charge of the defense of northern France. Implicated in the July 1944 plot to assassinate Hitler, he chose suicide rather than execution.

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Victory in the WestVictory in the West(1941)

Archive Footage

Un carrista a El AlameinUn carrista a El Alamein(2025)
Back in TimeBack in Time(2012)as Self - Hitler's Favorite General
Liberation D-Day to BerlinLiberation D-Day to Berlin(2025)as Self
Apocalypse: Les débarquementsApocalypse: Les débarquements(2024)as Self - German Field Marshal
The Ex-CandidatesThe Ex-Candidates(2022)as Self

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