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a brief over view of Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel[1] (15 November 1891 -- 14 October 1944), popularly known as the Desert Fox (Wüstenfuchs, He was a German Field Marshal of World War II. He won the respect of both his own troops and the enemies he fought.

He was a highly decorated officer in World War I, and was awarded the Pour le Mérite for his exploits on the Italian front. In World War II, he further distinguished himself as the commander of the 7th Panzer Division during the 1940 invasion of France. However, it was his leadership of German and Italian forces in the North African campaign that established the legend of the Desert Fox. He is considered to have been one of the most skilled commanders of desert warfare in the conflict. He later commanded the German forces opposing the Allied cross-channel invasion in Normandy.

As one of the few generals who consistently fought the Western Allies (he was never assigned to the Eastern Front), Rommel is regarded as having been a humane and professional officer. His Afrikakorps was never accused of war crimes. Soldiers captured during his Africa campaign were reported to have been treated humanely. Furthermore, he ignored orders to kill captured commandos, Jewish soldiers and civilians in all theaters of his command.

Late in the war, Rommel was linked to the conspiracy to kill Adolf Hitler. Because Rommel was widely renowned, Hitler chose to eliminate him quietly; in trade for assurances his family would be spared, Rommel agreed to commit suicide.

I used a classic movie from the 50's - The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel - for the intro and some more videos online.

Copyright Disclaimer: Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

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NeuralObjection [author] 12 Apr, 2021 @ 8:09am

youtube booted it for offensive content

trayman 3 Oct, 2017 @ 6:13am

He was good friends with Hitler, they later found out he wasn't even apart of the conspiracy...

The Crescent Hawk 20 Aug, 2017 @ 4:44pm

A great man, Rommel was. A great man indeed. Damn shame he fought for the losing side...But in the end, he made the right choice in trying to eliminate Hitler, Sadly, it would never come to pass... RIP Erwin Rommel AKA The Desert Fox, 1891 - 1944

Oddball 4 Aug, 2017 @ 6:42pm

Documentary Shown in the video- World War II: In Colour

The Crescent Hawk 5 Nov, 2016 @ 5:30am

Zeal and fury are rewarded with victory.

Sycadale 20 Dec, 2014 @ 10:04pm

Should be Number 1 General of ALL time... He even shared supplies (Water,Food,Medical) with the allies in emergancies!

asaxander740 1 Jul, 2014 @ 9:25pm

Rommle I salute the.

NeuralObjection [author] 9 Mar, 2014 @ 4:35pm

It is true but it is fair policy,

Rommel was a dedicated infatry soldier and had more in common with the soldier then he did with high command. His tactics and style employed against the italians and Romanian forces is what attracted him to Hitler. His book infantry attacks was an excellent book and if you read it you will gain a huge insight on The field Marshall and most of his moves and plays in the afika theater directly relate to his tactics used as an infantry soldier while deployed with the Mountain Battalion of the elite Alpenkorps. Truly a master of tactics, ethics, and patriotic duty for ones country.

Lonesome 77 9 Mar, 2014 @ 1:03am

It's kind of sad that one has to give such long disclaimers--what, as if the guy who uploaded this video would otherwise be thought to have created all of this footage?! Lol yeah right. Anyways, cool video!

Dread 26 Feb, 2014 @ 2:43pm

It would be really cool to have general patton vs rommel i am a big fan of rommel and i admire his skills to bad he worked with hitler can you belive ordered his excution

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