Johannes Erwin Eugen Rommel (pronounced [ˈɛɐviːn ˈʁɔməl] ⓘ; 15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944), known as The Desert Fox (German: Wüstenfuchs, pronounced [ˈvyːstn̩ˌfʊks] …

Nov 11, 2025 · Erwin Rommel (born November 15, 1891, Heidenheim, Germany—died October 14, 1944, Herrlingen, near Ulm) was a German field marshal who became the most popular …

Oct 14, 2021 · One of Germany’s most famous military commanders met an inescapable death sentence—not by the hands of the enemy, but by the leaders of his own country. Field …

Erwin Rommel was commander of the German Afrika Korps in North Africa during WWII. Learn about Rommel's military career, death, and ongoing questions around his commitment to Nazism.

Oct 14, 2014 · Although Rommel would later become known for his bold battlefield tactics, his sister described him as a gentle and docile child. Developing an interest in mathematics and …

Feb 17, 2025 · On the surface, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, the legendary Desert Fox, was focused on defending the Western Front against the Allied invasion. But beneath his stoic …

Sep 13, 2024 · Erwin Rommel (1891 to 1944) was a German field marshal who gained fame as a tank commander in the Fall of France in 1940 and then as the commander of the Afrika Korps …

Feb 4, 2025 · Erwin Rommel, known as "the People's Marshal," was a key military leader in Nazi Germany and one of Adolf Hitler's most distinguished generals. Born on November 15, 1891, …

Touring Germany, Rommel was appalled at the devastation of the Allied bombing raids and the erosion of the peoples' morale. He also learned for the first time of the death camps, slave …

The 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 an apolitical, brilliant …