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German field marshal (1891–1944)
Johannes Erwin Eugen Rommel (pronounced [ˈɛɐviːn ˈʁɔməl] ; 15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944), known as The Desert Fox (German: Der Wüstenfuchs, pronounced
Erwin_Rommel
German politician (1928–2013)
numerous foreign honours. He was the only son of Wehrmacht Field Marshal Erwin Rommel and his wife, Lucia Maria Mollin (1894–1971), and contributed to the
Manfred_Rommel
Aspect of WWII history
Rommel myth, or the Rommel legend, is a phrase used by a number of historians for the common depictions of German Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel as
Rommel_myth
War actions of the German military officer
Erwin Rommel (15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944), known as The Desert Fox was a military officer who had served in the Imperial German Army, the Reichswehr
Erwin Rommel in the Second World War
Erwin_Rommel_in_the_Second_World_War
2012 film
Rommel is a 2012 German television film first shown on Das Erste. It is a dramatisation of the last days of German general Erwin Rommel. This made-for-TV-movie
Rommel_(film)
German military historiographic debate
use of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel as its role model. Numerous critics take issue with the Bundeswehr's reverence towards Rommel as its primary role model
Erwin Rommel and the Bundeswehr
Erwin_Rommel_and_the_Bundeswehr
1950 biography of Erwin Rommel
Rommel: The Desert Fox is a 1950 biography of German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel by Desmond Young. The book was the first biography of Rommel and enjoyed
Rommel:_The_Desert_Fox
German Army military base in Augustdorf, Germany
Marshal Erwin Rommel, the street address of the base is Gfm.-Rommel-Straße 1 (1 Field Marshal Rommel Street). The base shares its name with the Rommel Barracks
Field Marshal Rommel Barracks, Augustdorf
Field_Marshal_Rommel_Barracks,_Augustdorf
Municipality in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Herrlingen is also the final resting place of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel. Erwin Rommel was inter alia the Commander of the Afrika Korps and was competent
Blaustein
German military officer (1897–1984)
during the interwar period. He served as chief of staff to Field Marshal Erwin Rommel during World War II and was promoted to lieutenant general in 1944. Speidel
Hans_Speidel
German expeditionary military force deployed to North Africa
surrender in May 1943. The unit's best known commander was Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, whose reputation as one of the ablest tank commanders of the war earned
Afrika_Korps
River in Italy
& Disaster". www.britannica.com. nd. Retrieved 2023-10-09. Rommel's Ride. Erwin Rommel e il battaglione da Montagna del Wurttemberg da Caporetto al
Vajont_(river)
1953 collection edited by B.H. Liddell Hart
The Rommel Papers is the collected writings by the German World War II field marshal Erwin Rommel published in 1953. The papers were collected by documentary
The_Rommel_Papers
German army division during World War II
engineer battalion, and an anti-tank battalion. Newly promoted General Erwin Rommel, who had served on Hitler's staff during the Invasion of Poland, was
7th Panzer Division (Wehrmacht)
7th_Panzer_Division_(Wehrmacht)
WWII German offensive against Partisan forces in 1943
The Rommel Offensive was a German offensive against Partisan forces in Istria and Slovenia, led by the renowned general Erwin Rommel, commander of Army
Rommel_offensive
Airborne landing obstacle deployed by German forces in WW2
Marshal Erwin Rommel, who ordered their design and use; he called the defensive concept Luftlandehindernis ("air-landing obstacle"). Rommel's forces placed
Rommel's_asparagus
Allied victory in North Africa during WWII
an engagement on between the German-Italian Panzer Army commanded by Erwin Rommel of Nazi Germany and Ettore Bastico of Kingdom of Italy, who held the
Battle_of_Tripoli_(1943)
Method of suicide
He also carried a cyanide pill as a last resort. German field marshal Erwin Rommel was forced to commit suicide with a cyanide pill following his implication
Suicide_pill
1951 film by Henry Hathaway
in the title role of German field marshal Erwin Rommel in World War II. The script is based on the book Rommel: The Desert Fox by brigadier Desmond Young
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
The_Desert_Fox:_The_Story_of_Rommel
Part of the Tunisia Campaign of World War II
campaign of World War II. The Axis forces, led by Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel, were primarily from the Afrika Korps Assault Group, the Italian Centauro
Battle_of_Kasserine_Pass
German army general (1895–1945)
capacity, he played a key role in the forced suicide of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel. Burgdorf committed suicide inside the Führerbunker on 2 May 1945 at
Wilhelm_Burgdorf
German-Italian field army in North Africa during WWII
Group Africa was activated with newly promoted General der Panzertruppe Erwin Rommel in command. The Panzer Group controlled the Afrikakorps and other units
Panzer_Army_Africa
1944 attempted assassination of Adolf Hitler
Cecilienhof at Potsdam watched. The extent of Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel's involvement in the military's resistance against Hitler or the 20 July
20_July_plot
World War II landing operation in Europe
were deemed suitable. German leader Adolf Hitler placed Field Marshal Erwin Rommel in command of German forces and developing fortifications along the Atlantic
Normandy_landings
1941 German film
delaying its premiere and telling propagandists not to promote it. Erwin Rommel has been described as "enthusiastically" helping to direct it. French
Sieg_im_Westen
Knight's Cross recipient (1921–2016)
Brandenburgers in the Wehrmacht. He was the combat driver of Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel in the North African campaign in World War II. Von Leipzig was a recipient
Hellmut_von_Leipzig
Book by Erwin Rommel
greift an) is a classic book on military tactics written by Field Marshal Erwin Rommel. It details his experiences in World War I. It was one of the first books
Infantry_Attacks
Battle in the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War
Africa (Panzerarmee Afrika/Armata Corazzata Africa Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel) composed of German and Italian tank and infantry units, subordinated
Second_Battle_of_El_Alamein
City in Cyrenaica, Libya
Crusader in November 1941, a renewed offensive by Axis forces under Erwin Rommel the following year resulted in Tobruk being captured in June 1942. It
Tobruk
World War II operation in France
location of the main Allied landings. Adolf Hitler placed Field Marshal Erwin Rommel in charge of developing fortifications all along Hitler's proclaimed
Operation_Overlord
Scottish meteorologist (1900–1975)
and men in many units were given leave. German Commander Field Marshal Erwin Rommel returned to Germany both for his wife's birthday and to meet with Hitler
James_Stagg
Guided-missile destroyer (1970–1998)
launched on 1 February 1969, and christened Rommel by Lucie Maria Rommel, widow of Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel. The vessel was commissioned on 2 May 1970
German_destroyer_Rommel
1971 film by Henry Hathaway
access to the depot and meet Field Marshal Erwin Rommel. During a friendly dispute over philately between Rommel and Tarkington, Foster notices a map which
Raid_on_Rommel
German general (1896–1978)
during World War II, known for his complicity in the forced suicide of Erwin Rommel. As a Generalmajor he was Chief of the Office Group for Officers' Education
Ernst_Maisel
German general
into 7th Panzer Division on 18 October 1939. He relinquished command to Erwin Rommel in 1940, and on 15 February 1940 was appointed as commander of XXXX Armeekorps
Georg_Stumme
German field marshal (1875–1953)
Marshal Erwin Rommel to France with orders to hasten the completion of the Atlantic Wall; while Rundstedt remained the commander in France, Rommel became
Gerd_von_Rundstedt
Military unit of Nazi Germany
instructor, Erwin Rommel, came to Hitler's attention. Rommel was promoted to Generalmajor on 23 August 1939 and Hitler saw to it that Rommel was appointed
Führerbegleitbrigade
1942 battle during the Western Desert Campaign of World War II
Axis troops consisting of German (Panzerarmee Afrika; Generaloberst Erwin Rommel) and Italian units fought the British Eighth Army (General Sir Claude
Battle_of_Gazala
Surname list
World War Manfred Rommel (1928–2013), mayor of Stuttgart and son of Erwin Rommel Adrien Rommel (1914–1963), French fencer Eddie Rommel (1897–1970), American
Rommel_(surname)
War figure, comparable to Adolf Hitler as well as war films depicting Erwin Rommel. Reinhard Heydrich has been portrayed in both television and film, and
Dramatic portrayals of Reinhard Heydrich
Dramatic_portrayals_of_Reinhard_Heydrich
German general (1889–1962)
February 1943 he was appointed commander of the 5th Panzer Army under Erwin Rommel in North Africa, whom he replaced as commander of the Army Group Africa
Hans-Jürgen_von_Arnim
Korps under Erwin Rommel start to arrive in Libya during Operation Sonnenblume 24 March: Allied forces at El Agheila defeated; Erwin Rommel starts his
Timeline of the North African campaign
Timeline_of_the_North_African_campaign
Topics referred to by the same term
up Rommel in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Erwin Rommel was a German World War II field marshal. Rommel may also refer to: Rommel (surname) Rómmel, a
Rommel_(disambiguation)
chronicles the advance of the 7th Panzer Division, commanded by General Erwin Rommel, during the invasion of Belgium and France in May and June 1940. Originally
The_Ghost_Division
German Generalleutnant during World War II (1896-1967)
Generalleutnant during World War II. He had served under prominent commanders as Erwin Rommel and Albert Kesselring. Gause was the younger brother of Fritz Gause.
Alfred_Gause
1969 class of German Navy destroyer
the fighter ace Werner Mölders of the Luftwaffe, and Field Marshal Erwin Rommel.[citation needed] Sharpe (1998), p. 251. Miller, David (1992). The World's
Lütjens-class_destroyer
1985 wargame video game
Desert Fox is a 1985 video game developed by Sydney Development Corporation and published by Accolade and U.S. Gold (in Europe). It was subsequently re-released
Desert_Fox_(video_game)
World War II event in British Palestine
November 1942, when the German Afrika Korps under the command of General Erwin Rommel was heading east towards the Suez Canal and Palestine. The question of
200_days_of_dread
Nazi Germany coastal fortifications
invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe becoming ever more likely, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel was assigned to improve the wall's defences. Believing the existing coastal
Atlantic_Wall
ships transporting supplies and reinforcements from Europe. General Erwin Rommel, de facto field commander of Panzerarmee Afrika in North Africa, recognised
Siege_of_Malta_(World_War_II)
Campaign fought in Libya and Egypt during WWII
Tripoli under Directive 22 (11 January). The Afrika Korps (Generalleutnant Erwin Rommel) was formally under Italian command, as Italy was the main Axis power
Western_Desert_campaign
Part of the U.S. Army, active intermittently between 1943 and 2010
war. Following successful defeat of the Wehrmacht under Field Marshal Erwin Rommel in North Africa, the I Armored Corps was redesignated the Seventh Army
Seventh_United_States_Army
Unfinished book by Erwin Rommel
in English) is an unfinished book on armoured tactics and warfare by Erwin Rommel. It was to be the follow-up and companion work to his earlier and highly
Panzer_Greift_An
Army officer
biography of the Nazi German field marshal Erwin Rommel (Rommel: The Desert Fox, 1950), which helped create the Rommel myth. Desmond Young was born in Port
Desmond Young (British Army officer)
Desmond_Young_(British_Army_officer)
American comic book by Donna Barr
eponymous protagonist, Erwin "The Desert Fox" Rommel's fictitious homosexual younger brother, Oberst Manfred Pfirsich Marie Rommel (1900–1990), nicknamed
The_Desert_Peach
Autobiographical novel by Spike Milligan
earlier book states this would be a trilogy, but he wrote seven volumes.) Erwin Rommel was the Axis commander in north Africa. As before, the book is in an
"Rommel?"_"Gunner_Who?"
Topics referred to by the same term
Erwin Rommel Rommel: The Desert Fox, a 1950 biography of Erwin Rommel by Desmond Young The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel, a 1951 movie about Erwin Rommel
Desert_fox
British author and Holocaust denier (born 1938)
of Adolf Hitler; The Trail of the Fox, a biography of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel; and a series in the Sunday Express describing the Royal Air Force's
David_Irving
1942 battle during the Western Desert Campaign of World War II
force in North Africa which included the Afrika Korps (Generalleutnant Erwin Rommel), against the British Eighth Army (General Neil Ritchie) which comprised
Axis_capture_of_Tobruk
United States Army general (1896–1973)
intercepted by Axis agents and passed to Nazi German Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel for over six months, which contributed to disastrous British defeats
Bonner_Fellers
United States Army general (1923–2004) and son of George Patton
commander. He was stationed near Stuttgart, where Manfred Rommel, son of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, was a government official who later became the city's
George_Patton_IV
Battle of World War II
Panzer Army Africa—which included the Afrika Korps under Field Marshal Erwin Rommel—and Allied (British Empire and Commonwealth) forces of the Eighth Army
First_Battle_of_El_Alamein
Dispatch of German and Italian troops to North Africa during the Second World War
of the new Deutsches Afrikakorps (DAK), commanded by Generalleutnant Erwin Rommel, departed Naples for Africa and arrived on 11 February 1941. (In the
Operation_Sonnenblume
General during World War II who commanded the 7th Army
coast. Only when his command came under Army Group B Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's scrutiny in December 1943 did Dollmann begin decisive and feverish construction
Friedrich_Dollmann
1941 World War II military offensive
Generalleutnant Erwin Rommel. Rapidly taking the offensive against his distracted and over-stretched opponent, by April 1941 Rommel had driven the British
Operation_Brevity
1970 film
Georges Staquet as Hippolyte Jacques Préboist as Ernest Johannes Eppler as Erwin Rommel Annabel Leventon as Sybil Jackie Sardou as Angèle Charlus William Mervyn
Atlantic_Wall_(film)
American general during World War II (1883–1963)
his forces were defeated by German forces commanded by Field Marshal Erwin Rommel and General Hans-Jürgen von Arnim in the Battle of Kasserine Pass. After
Lloyd_Fredendall
Erwin Rommel's mistress
German field marshal Erwin Rommel and gave birth to his daughter, Gertrud Stemmer (later Mrs. Gertrud Pan), on 8 December 1913. Rommel's family put pressure
Walburga_Stemmer
German general (1899–1970)
World War II. He initially served as a staff officer, including with Erwin Rommel in the Afrika Korps. He then commanded the 3rd Panzer Division, the Panzer
Fritz_Bayerlein
Allied division in the World War 2 Africa campaign
were besieged in Tobruk by a German–Italian army commanded by General Erwin Rommel. The garrison, commanded by Lieutenant General Leslie Morshead, included
The_Rats_of_Tobruk
1970 film by Franklin J. Schaffner
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Davenport Karl Michael Vogler as Field Marshal Erwin Rommel Richard Münch as Colonel General Alfred Jodl Siegfried Rauch as Captain
Patton_(film)
1962 war film produced by Darryl F. Zanuck
few Luftwaffe pilots to strafe the beaches), and Lucie Rommel (widow of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel). The Longest Day premiered in France on September 25
The_Longest_Day_(film)
2014 American film
Campaign to support the Afrika Korps, under the command of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel (Robert Pike Daniel). To combat the dragons, an American general is dispatched
P-51_Dragon_Fighter
Military confrontation in North Africa during the Second World War
reinforcements, commanded by Generalleutnant Erwin Rommel, to rescue his beleaguered Italian ally. Rommel launched Operation Sonnenblume (6 February –
Siege_of_Tobruk
Airport serving Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
is christened in honor of Stuttgart's former mayor, Manfred Rommel, son of Erwin Rommel, and is the sixth busiest airport in Germany with 11,832,634
Stuttgart_Airport
Calendar year
problem" is deportations to extermination camps. January 21 – WWII: Erwin Rommel launches his new offensive in Cyrenaica. January 23 – WWII: The Battle
1942
Second World War battle in Libya
11 June against Axis forces of the Panzerarmee Afrika (Generaloberst Erwin Rommel) that captured Tobruk ten days later. The delay imposed on the Axis offensive
Battle_of_Bir_Hakeim
German journalist and historian (born 1952)
biographies of Erwin Rommel, Angela Merkel and Helmut Kohl. Reuth's 2004 book Rommel: Das Ende einer Legende, dedicated to the topic of the Rommel myth, has
Ralf_Georg_Reuth
Military academy of the Austrian Armed Forces in Wiener Neustadt, Lower Austria
Abschnitt: Ralf Georg Reuth: Erwin Rommel. Des Führers General. Piper, München 1987, ISBN 3-492-15222-8, S. 14–27; David Fraser: Rommel. Die Biographie. Siedler
Theresian_Military_Academy
Major military campaign of WWII fought in North Africa
termed the Afrika Korps by Adolf Hitler, was placed under the command of Erwin Rommel. His orders were to reinforce the Italians and block Allied attempts
North_African_campaign
German General during World War II
Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the LXXXI Army-Corps under Erwin Rommel in Normandy in 1944. He saw service in World War I, and served in a variety
Adolf-Friedrich_Kuntzen
Museum in Herrlingen, Blaustein
The Rommel Museum was located in Blaustein in the state of Baden-Württemberg in Germany. The museum was dedicated to the memory of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
Rommel_Museum,_Blaustein
German military officer (1891–1945)
Vossenack, a German military cemetery in the Hürtgen Forest. Unlike Erwin Rommel, another field marshal who preferred to lead from the front, Walter Model
Walter_Model
Allied attack against Axis, North Africa, WWII, 1941
Italian) in North Africa commanded by Generalleutnant (Lieutenant-General) Erwin Rommel. The operation was intended to bypass Axis defences on the Egyptian–Libyan
Operation_Crusader
2013 studio album by Hail of Bullets
with the album theme revolving around the life of German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel. Unlike previous Hail of Bullet albums, which focused on a particular
III:_The_Rommel_Chronicles
British actor (1909–1984)
Hollywood career was revived when he was cast as General Rommel in The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951) directed by Henry Hathaway. To do the film he
James_Mason
WW2 Allied covert operation (July 1944)
July 1944, with the aim of killing or kidnapping German field marshal Erwin Rommel. From March 1943, Allied Intelligence had been undertaking research on
Operation_Gaff
German journalist and writer (1905–1945)
considered the propagandistic creator of the Rommel myth attached to German field marshal Erwin Rommel. A fervent Nazi, Berndt murdered a captured Allied
Alfred-Ingemar_Berndt
1942 battle of World War II
Campaign of the Second World War. Panzerarmee Afrika (Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel), attempted an envelopment of the British Eighth Army (Lieutenant-General
Battle_of_Alam_el_Halfa
2008 novel by Steven Pressfield
Germans, at some intervals they find success. However, the leadership of Erwin Rommel is the main driving force of German success and so long as he is around
Killing_Rommel
Topics referred to by the same term
Rommel Museum may refer to one of the following museums devoted to Erwin Rommel: Rommel Museum, Blaustein, a museum in Blaustein, Germany Rommel Museum
Rommel_Museum
Town in Cyrenaica, Libya
the Axis's invasion of Greece. This gave the German Afrika Korps under Erwin Rommel a chance to arrive and launch an offensive which retook El Agheila in
El_Agheila
1943 British film by Roy Boulting
campaign against Field Marshal Erwin Rommel and the Afrika Korps. This documentary traces the struggle between General Erwin Rommel and Field Marshal Bernard
Desert_Victory
British Army general (1887–1983)
campaign, but was relieved of command during the Crusader battle against Erwin Rommel. Later he served as the seventh and last High Commissioner of Palestine
Alan_Cunningham
Calendar year
attack on Antwerp takes place. October 14 – WWII: German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel commits forced suicide rather than face public disgrace and execution
1944
British Army general (1888–1978)
However, as the region was retaken by the newly-arrived Afrika Korps under Erwin Rommel, Neame and O'Connor were taken prisoner. Both men remained in captivity
Philip_Neame
1986 novel by Jack Higgins
of the Fox, starring George Peppard as Martineau and Michael York as Erwin Rommel. Alan Stacy, a professor from Harvard University, visits Jersey to complete
Night_of_the_Fox_(novel)
Australian television series
feelings for her but seems indifferent. Ilsa is also a former wife of Erwin Rommel. Tucker is an uptight Australian member of the team. He is straight-laced
Danger_5
with other British Empire forces in battles in North Africa against Erwin Rommel and his Afrika Korps, and many South African pilots joined the Royal
Military history of South Africa during World War II
Military_history_of_South_Africa_during_World_War_II
Battle of the Western Desert Campaign in World War II
German–Italian Panzer Army Afrika (Panzerarmee Afrika (Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel). The Eighth Army comprised X Corps and XIII Corps. The battle was fought
Battle_of_Mersa_Matruh
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