Rommel
Er·win [ur-win; German er-veen], /ˈɜr wɪn; German ˈɛr vin/, "the Desert Fox", 1891–1944, German field marshal: commander of the German forces in North Africa in World War II.
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Eventually Rommel got to command a pretty big force in North Africa, the Afrika Korps, and this is where he becomes known as the Desert Fox based on surprise maneuvers, rapid attacks, nighttime marches that confound the enemy.
The Real Biggest Myths About World War II, According to a Military Historian | Olivia B. Waxman | May 7, 2021 | TimeRommel was good at running around the countryside, but he wasn’t particularly good at admin.
The Real Biggest Myths About World War II, According to a Military Historian | Olivia B. Waxman | May 7, 2021 | TimeRather than serving with Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, he had fought against him with the British army.
Hunting Down Aribert Heim, Egypt’s Hidden Nazi | Nicholas Kulish, Souad Mekhennet | March 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA double biography of Rommel and Montgomery, foes in North Africa in World War II, splendidly brings both military men to life.
Peter Caddick-Adams’s Dual Biography of Rommel and Montgomery Is Doubly Good | Michael Korda | February 29, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTParentage, Rommel crossed with Delaware; from Munson in 1897.
The Grapes of New York | U. P. Hedrick
Jacob Rommel was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1837.
The Grapes of New York | U. P. HedrickBush questions the parentage as given by Rommel and thinks it more likely Catawba and Maxatawney.
The Grapes of New York | U. P. HedrickAccording to the above authority Rommel stopped its propagation and dissemination because of its susceptibility to fungi.
The Grapes of New York | U. P. HedrickRommel was placed on the grape list of the American Pomological Society fruit catalog in 1899.
The Grapes of New York | U. P. Hedrick
British Dictionary definitions for Rommel
/ (German ˈrɔməl) /
Erwin (ˈɛrviːn), nicknamed the Desert Fox . 1891–1944, German field marshal, noted for his brilliant generalship in N Africa in World War II. Later a commander in N France, he committed suicide after the officers' plot against Hitler
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