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Erwin Rommel

1891 - 1944

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Johannes Erwin Eugen Rommel (pronounced [ˈɛʁviːn ˈʁɔməl] ; 15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944), popularly known as The Desert Fox (German: Wüstenfuchs, pronounced [ˈvyːstn̩ˌfʊks] ), was a German Generalfeldmarschall (field marshal) during World War II. He served in the Wehrmacht (armed forces) of Nazi Germany, as well as in the Reichswehr of the Weimar Republic, and the army of Imperial Germany. Rommel was a highly decorated officer in World War I and was awarded the Pour le Mérite for his actions on the Italian Front. In 1937, he published his classic book on military tactics, Infantry Attacks, drawing on his experiences in that war. In World War II, he commanded the 7th Panzer Division during the 1940 invasion of France. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Erwin Rommel is the 12th most popular military personnel (down from 7th in 2019), the 59th most popular biography from Germany (down from 38th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular German Military Personnel.

Erwin Rommel was a German Field Marshal who is most famous for his role in the North African Campaign of World War II. He was a highly decorated officer in the Wehrmacht, and was awarded the German Cross in Gold and the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds.

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Among military personnels, Erwin Rommel ranks 12 out of 2,058. Before him are Chiang Kai-shek, Karl Dönitz, Bernard Montgomery, Adolf Eichmann, Charles XIV John of Sweden, and Oda Nobunaga. After him are Tokugawa Ieyasu, Khalid ibn al-Walid, Charles Martel, Prince Eugene of Savoy, Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, and Spartacus.

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Among people born in 1891, Erwin Rommel ranks 2. Before him is Karl Dönitz. After him are Antonio Gramsci, Sergei Prokofiev, B. R. Ambedkar, Mikhail Bulgakov, Max Ernst, Nelly Sachs, James Chadwick, Walter Model, Edith Stein, and Pär Lagerkvist. Among people deceased in 1944, Erwin Rommel ranks 6. Before him are Edvard Munch, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Wassily Kandinsky, Piet Mondrian, and Romain Rolland. After him are Claus von Stauffenberg, Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom, William James Sidis, Charles Glover Barkla, Abdulmejid II, and Günther von Kluge.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Erwin Rommel ranks 59 out of 7,253. Before him are Thomas Mann (1875), Gerd Müller (1945), William I, German Emperor (1797), Adolf Eichmann (1906), Georg Ohm (1789), and Hildegard of Bingen (1098). After him are Jacques Offenbach (1819), Heinrich Hertz (1857), Hannah Arendt (1906), Eva Braun (1912), Æthelwulf, King of Wessex (795), and Heinrich Heine (1797).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Erwin Rommel ranks 3. Before him are Karl Dönitz (1891), and Adolf Eichmann (1906). After him are Erich von Manstein (1887), Wilhelm Keitel (1882), Heinz Guderian (1888), Friedrich Paulus (1890), Arminius (-17), Alfred Jodl (1890), Gerd von Rundstedt (1875), Baron Munchausen (1720), and Ernst Röhm (1887).

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