![]() ![]() The esteem the organizers of the plot had for Rommel may have played a large role in his fate. He is also noted for being regarded by the initiators of the July 20 Plot as someone to be trusted following the plan to assassinate Hitler in 1944, although Rommel was not a participant in the plot. ![]() ![]() He was one of the few German commanders who disobeyed Adolf Hitler's infamous 1942 Commando Order requiring that allied commandos captured in Europe and Africa be immediately executed even if they attempted to surrender. Rommel is remembered not only for his remarkable military prowess, but also for his reputation for chivalry towards his adversaries. He was later in command of the German forces opposing the Allied cross-channel invasion at Normandy. He was the commander of the Deutsches Afrika Korps and became known by the nickname “The Desert Fox” for his brilliant leadership during the tank battles he waged on behalf of the German Army in North Africa. Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel in 1942.Įrwin Johannes Eugen Rommel (Novem– October 14, 1944) was one of the most distinguished field marshals of World War II.
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