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Middle names: | |
Nickname: | |
Year of birth...: | |
...in this town: | |
Graduated from Officer Cadet School in this then German town: | |
Highest military rank attained: | |
He was given command of this division in 1940...: | |
...which earned this nickname after the invasion of France: | |
The division set the record for the longest thrust in one day by tanks up to that point, covering approximately this distance: | |
Reassigned to the fighting in Africa, he took command of the German expeditionary force, better known as this: | |
Laid siege to this Libyan port, where the defenders managed to hold out for 240 days: | |
Pushing the Allied forces into Egypt, the Axis were stopped near this Egyptian town: | |
Though retreating, managed to inflict a heavy defeat to American forces at this pass in February 1942: | |
Axis forces in Africa surrendered in this month, 1943: | |
After Africa, Rommel was sent to this European country to prepare for a possible invasion: | |
When that invasion did not come about, he spent a short time in Italy, before being sent here: | |
He was tasked with the construction and defending of this fortification: | |
To hinder gliders and parachutes, Rommel came up with this simple design, meant to hinder airborne units landing in open fields: | |
After the invasion in Normandy, Rommel personally oversaw the fighting around this French city: | |
Year of death: | |