Erwin Rommel

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Wüstenfuchs (Desert Fox)

Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel (15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944) was a German Field Marshal of World War II. His leadership of German and Italian forces in the North African campaign established him as one of the most able commanders of the war, and earned him the appellation of the Desert Fox (Wüstenfuchs). He later commanded the German forces opposing the Allied cross-channel invasion of Normandy.

Rommel is regarded as having been a humane and professional officer. His Afrika Korps was never accused of war crimes, and soldiers captured during his Africa campaign were reported to have been treated humanely. Orders to kill Jewish soldiers, civilians and captured commandos were ignored. Late in the war, Rommel was linked to the conspiracy to assassinate Adolf Hitler. Because Rommel was a national hero, Hitler wanted to eliminate him quietly and forced him to commit suicide with a cyanide pill, in return for assurances that his family would not be persecuted following his death.

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	The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 223,537 ratings — published 1999 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jackdaws by Ken Follett (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 43,417 ratings — published 2001 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Key to Rebecca by Ken Follett (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 43,105 ratings — published 1980 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	D-Day: The Battle for Normandy by Antony Beevor 4.18 avg rating — 12,236 ratings — published 2009 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Killing Rommel by Steven Pressfield (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 4,395 ratings — published 2008 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Normandy '44: D-Day and the Epic 77-Day Battle for France by James Holland 4.45 avg rating — 2,714 ratings — published 2019 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Knight's Cross: A Life of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel by David Fraser 4.13 avg rating — 2,118 ratings — published 1993 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rommel Papers by Erwin Rommel 4.22 avg rating — 1,632 ratings — published 1950 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Engineers of Victory: The Problem Solvers Who Turned The Tide in the Second World War by Paul Kennedy 3.84 avg rating — 1,771 ratings — published 2012 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A World at Arms: A Global History of World War II by Gerhard L. Weinberg 4.28 avg rating — 1,394 ratings — published 1994 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars