Erwin Rommel- The Desert Fox
15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944 (aged 52)
Early Life, carrier and First World War
Erwin Rommel one of the greatest generals in military history was born in Heidenheim , Germany
When the First World War started in a very short duration Rommel won the Iron Cross for bravery in the field where despite being injured and running out of ammunition he attacked three French soldiers hidden in woods. In 1917 Rommel served on the Italian Front and where he captured 150 Italian officers, 9000 soldiers with 81 guns. He was promoted to captain and awarded pour le merite.
Carrier after First World War
After the war Rommel remained in the German army and in 1929 he was appointed an instructor at the Infantry School in Dresden War College
Rommel was an excellent teacher; Rommel’s lectures were published as a book on infantry tactics in 1937. The book was read by Adolf Hitler. After reading book Hitler was greatly impressed by Rommel's ideas so Hitler arranged for him to command his HQ staff in Austria and Czechoslovakia Poland
Second World War
Erwin Rommel was given command of the 7th Panzer Division that invaded France
As a result of his exploits in France Libya U.S. forces that land in North Africa , Rommel inflicts losses of 6,000 men, 183 tanks, and 200 artillery pieces at a cost to his force of 1,000 men and only 20 tanks. He moved into Egypt but was defeated at El Alamein because the combined Anglo-American enemy grows ever more powerful in numbers and logistics while the supply of the Afrika Korps was falling. With the USA Army landing in Morocco and Algeria , his troops were forced to leave Tunisia
In 1944, Rommel was sent to Normandy in France Normandy ) on 15th July, 1944, Rommel warned Hitler that Germany
Plot to assassinate Adlof Hitler
On 20 July 1944, an attempt was made by Lieutenant Colonel Stauffenberg to assassinate Adlof Hitler inside his Wolf’s Lair field headquarters near Rustenburg , East Prussia
After the failed 20th July plot to assassinate Hitler, many conspirators were arrested and the dragnet expanded to anyone even suspected of participating.
Erwin Rommel’s Death
