[Photo] German Colonel General Rommel in North Africa, Jun 1942

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Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel soldier figure

Erwin Rommel was undoubtedly one of the greatest generals of WW2, but his leadership and combat skills were honed in the trenches of WW1.

War is a great metaphor for life. Read about war not just for the history lesson, but for the life lessons to be had as well.

Good soldiers, bad officers; however don't forget that without them we would not have any Civilization.

Erwin Rommel est sans doute le plus connu des généraux allemands de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Plus de soixante ans après sa mort, il est encore vu comme le soldat exemplaire, le tacticien intègre, qui inspire le respect aussi bien pour sa formidable maîtrise de l'art de la guerre que pour s'être montré réservé avec le régime nazi. Et le fait qu'il ait justement été contraint de se donner la mort sur l'ordre de Hitler est pour beaucoup dans la construction de cette image. Or, à la lumière des archives et des dernières études sérieuses parues pour la plupart en langue allemande,il convient de remettre en question cette image apologétique de Rommel. Il s'avère en effet que celui-ci a été un partisan convaincu du Führer et que sa gloire est redevable en partie à la propagande nazie de Joseph Goebbels, qui en a fait un « dieu de la guerre » issu du peuple, comme Hitler, ainsi qu'à l'ennemi britannique, qui lui a attribué des qualités presque surnaturelles. Cette biographie critique présente ainsi un portrait authentique de l'homme, qui se distingue de l'image apologétique et mythique mise en avant depuis plus d'un demi-siècle.

Having gained a solid reputation as a military savant of the highest order, Rommel was promoted to Lieutenant General and placed in command of the

Erwin Rommel was one of German's most popular generals during World War II, however, after he was implicated in a plot to overthrow Hitler, Rommel took his life in 1944.

World War II was a conflict that involved virtually every part of the world during 1939–45. The main combatants were the Axis powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan) and the Allies (France, Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and China). It was the bloodiest conflict, as well as the largest war, in human history.

At Herrlingen Cemetery in Blaustein, Germany, is the grave of Field Marshall Erwin Rommel, who was one of the most respected German Generals during WW2.

Having gained a solid reputation as a military savant of the highest order, Rommel was promoted to Lieutenant General and placed in command of the

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