Questions tagged [erwin-rommel]
Johannes Erwin Eugen Rommel was a German general and military theorist. Popularly known as the Desert Fox, he served as field marshal in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II, as well as serving in the Reichswehr of the Weimar Republic, and the army of Imperial Germany.
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Did a unit of 40 men hold off Rommel's "ghost division" for 18 days?
I found the following baffling claim on a Wikipedia article regarding the "Chasseurs Ardennais" in World War II:
A unit of only 40 men held off the combined arms of the German forces, ...
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Where is the tomb of Erwin Rommel located? [closed]
On a Facebook page, I saw the following picture of Erwin Rommel's tomb and I'm wondering where it is.
Maybe it was destroyed like many Nazi-era monuments and symbols, but maybe it's still standing.
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Was Rommel anti-semitic?
I've heard that he was not. Later, I've heard that he would have joined the fray if not because of political consideration.
I forgot the source.
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Rommel's letter to his wife from November 16, 1942
I'm looking for the original German version of Erwin Rommel's letter to his wife Lucie Rommel from November 16, 1942. You can find the English translation on page 354 of "The Rommel Papers". The ...
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How successful were Einsatzkommando Tunis and how much was Rommel complicit?
This Einsatzkommando was headed by SS officer Walter Rauff and according to his wikipedia article it had great effect on the local Jewish population. An example is given, a quote from a German TV ...
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What were Rommel's views on the Nazi crimes?
Erwin Rommel is often portrayed as the chivalrous Nazi. I've read on the internet that he once proposed to Hitler that a Jew be appointed a Nazi official, but I'm not able to verify that. What were ...
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