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Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel "The Dessert Fox" biography...
Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel "The Dessert Fox"(Born 15 November 1891 - October 14, 1944 died at the age of 52 years) was a commander of German troops in World War II era. British Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill, who was a sworn enemy of Germany, never openly salute to the general genius in Parliament. At the end of his life when asked why he praised the enemy, Churchill said: "I do not regret praising Rommel".
Rommel was born on 15 November 1891 in Southern Germany at Heidenheim, 45 kilometres (28 mi) from Ulm, in the Kingdom of Württemberg, then part of the German Empire. He was the third of five children of Erwin Rommel Senior (1860–1913), a teacher and school administrator, and his wife Helene von Lutz, whose father headed the local government council. As a young man Rommel's father had been a lieutenant in the artillery. Rommel had one older sister, an art teacher who was his favorite sibling, one older brother named Manfred who died in infancy and two younger brothers, of whom one became a successful dentist and the other an opera singer.
At age 18 Rommel joined the local 124th Württemberg Infantry Regiment as a Fähnrich (ensign), in 1910, studying at the Officer Cadet School in Danzig. He graduated in November 1911 and was commissioned as a lieutenant in January 1912 and was assigned to the 124th Infantry in Weingarten. He returned to the 124th when war was declared. While at Cadet School, Rommel met his future wife, 17-year-old Lucia (Lucie) Maria Mollin (1894–1971). They married in November 1916 in Danzig.
When World War I begin in 1914, Rommel joined forces with the elite Alpen Corps as a lieutenant and served on the Western Front: French and Romanian. Wounded three times, Rommel received the grace of Merit Iron Cross first class and second class in January 1915. In 1917 Rommel served on the Italian front, and after leading the assault Monte Matajur, Rommel promoted as captain.
In the fall of 1938, Hitler appointed Rommel led the Wehrmacht unit in charge of protecting his visit to Czechoslovakia. In 1938 Rommel was also promoted to Major General.
North Africa 1941-1943
As a reward, Rommel was promoted to general and commander of the second division of the German Army of the Division Lightweight 5th (later reorganized and redesigned as a Panzer Division 21) and Panzer Division-15, which was sent to Libya in early 1941 to help Italian troops who suffered a major defeat in the North African front. His army is the forerunner to the establishment of the Deutsches Afrika Korps. The new troops successfully repulsed the 8th British Army out of Tobruk in Libya. Troops continue surging into Egypt but successfully broken in 'Alamain. As soon as US troops landed in Morocco and Algeria, troops withdrawn to leave Tunisia. Their work in the field of battle in the deserts of North Africa that earned him the nickname "Desert Fox"
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