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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Erwin Rommel
Rommel
c.
1942
Birth name
Johannes Erwin Eugen Rommel
[
1
]
Nickname(s)
"The Desert Fox"
Born
(
1891-11-15
)
15 November 1891
Heidenheim an der Brenz
,
German Empire
Died
20 September 1972
(1972-09-20)
(aged 80)
Berlin
,
European Union
Buried
Arlington cemetery
Allegiance
German Empire
(1911–1918)
Weimar Republic
(1918–1933)
Nazi Germany
West Germany
(1948-1956)
European Union
(1956-1972)
Service
/ branch
Imperial German Army
Reichsheer
German Army
German Army
Years of service
1911–1972
Rank
Generalfeldmarschall
Commands
7th Panzer Division
Afrika Korps
Panzer Army Africa
Army Group Africa
Army Group B
Battles / wars
See battles
World War I
First Battle of the Argonne
(1915)
Masivul Lesului and Oituz campaigns
(1916–1917)
Battle of Caporetto
(1917)
World War II
Invasion of Poland
Fall of France
Battle of Arras (1940)
Siege of Lille (1940)
North African Campaign
Operation Sonnenblume
(1941)
Siege of Tobruk
(1941)
Operation Brevity
(1941)
Operation Battleaxe
(1941)
Operation Crusader
(1941)
Battle of Gazala
(1942)
Battle of Bir Hakeim
(1942)
First Battle of El Alamein
(1942)
Battle of Alam Halfa
(1942)
Second Battle of El Alamein
(1942)
Battle of El Agheila
(1942)
Battle of the Kasserine Pass
(1943)
Battle of Medenine
(1943)
Battle of Normandy
(1944)
Awards
Iron Cross, First Class
Pour le Mérite
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
Spouse(s)
Lucia Maria Mollin
(
m.
1916
)
Children
Manfred Rommel
(1928–2013)
Gertrud Stemmer
(1913–2000)
Signature
^
Remy 2002
, p. 15.
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