Today in World War II History—Dec. 12, 1943

Field Marshal Rommel and Luftwaffe Lt. Gen. Rupprecht inspecting artillery position, Dunkirk, France, 22 Dec 1943 (German Federal Archive: Bild 101I-295-1599-08A)

75 Years Ago—Dec. 12, 1943: Field Marshal Erwin Rommel named commander of German Army Group B in France.

German film Titanic is released, which blames the disaster on British greed, the most expensive German film yet made.