Erwin Johannes Rommel was born in 1891 and he joined the German Army as a cadet in 1910. During World War I he served as an infantry lieutenant with the German Army in Italy, Romania and France. For ...

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ROMMEL, THE DESERT FOX (264 pp.) ­Desmond Young ­ Harper ($3.50). One of the few World War II battle commanders to become a legendary figure while the fight was still on was the Germans’ stocky, ...

Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel Nickname: Desert Fox Profession: soldier Famous for: brilliant, military tactics Born: November 15, 1891, in Heidenheim an der Brenz, Germany Died: October 14, 1944, in ...