On October 14, 1944, Rommel, known as the "Desert Fox", was forced by Hitler to commit suicide by poisoning, and historically Rommel did not participate in the assassination of Hitler in 1944.
Why, then, did Hitler force Rommel to commit suicide by poisoning? Rommel had two key reasons for offending Hitler and committing Hitler's taboo, which caused him to kill himself.
"Desert Fox" Rommel
Let me tell my readers about the two key reasons:
The first reason: the marshal who opposed Hitler
As we all know, Rommel became famous in the North African battlefield, he relied on the only troops and equipment in his hands, won the British army, achieved great military achievements, Hitler awarded him the position of field marshal.
Marshal Rommel became a well-known hero in Germany, even his rival Prime Minister Churchill
"Although Rommel was our enemy on the battlefield, he was indeed a great general. ”
Rommel on the battlefields of North Africa
When Rommel fought on the battlefield in North Africa, Hitler still carried out the wrong instructions and ordered Rommel to continue fighting, which was the main reason for Rommel's defeat to Montgomery.
After Rommel returned home from defeat in the North African battlefield, he saw the end of the German army in the entire World War II battlefield, and Germany must be defeated!
Rommel had a small notebook with some of Hitler's erroneous strategic instructions, and I think from this it is evident from this that Rommel had lost faith in hitler's Third Reich.
Rommel lost faith in Hitler
By 1944, Rommel had become one of the few German generals who dared to disagree with Hitler, often pointing out some irrational strategies made by the war maniac Hitler.
For this reason, it can be seen that Rommel had completely offended Hitler and was gradually falling out of favor. But Hitler was hindered by Rommel's position and reputation in Germany, and even if he killed Rommel, he would not be able to attack Rommel, just turn a blind eye!
The second reason: knowing the inside story of Hitler's assassination
In 1944, after the assassination of Hitler by some anti-Hitler officers in Germany failed, the Nazi secret police began an internal purge.
The assassination of Hitler failed
In the end, Rommel was pushed to the top of the wave, making Rommel difficult to argue. Let's look at these so-called incriminating evidences:
First, Lieutenant Colonel Holfach, one of the main officers who assassinated Hitler, confessed that Rommel had long known about the assassination of Hitler by the officer corps, and the SS immediately reported this important information to Hitler.
Hitler at first could not believe that his field marshal had done such a thing, but the SS received some information to report Rommel that the anti-Hitler officer corps was in regular contact with Rommel in the hope that he would be able to preside over the overall situation in Germany in the future.
Stills of the officer who assassinated Hitler
Second, a Candidate Chancellor of Germany named Gotzler, after being secretly arrested by the SS, found a note in his briefcase, the contents of which directly pushed Rommel onto the road of no return.
The note read: "Marshal Rommel is the only soldier respected by the Allies, and after the revolution it must be ruled by Rommel." ”
From these two incriminating evidence, it can be seen that Rommel did have contact with these anti-Hitler officer corps, but he did not express his position or report them.
Moreover, it is true that Rommel was a highly respected soldier in both Germany and the Allies, and it is a well-established fact that after the success of the so-called revolution, it was only wishful thinking for the officer corps to come to power by Rommel.
Rommel was accused
However, Rommel was completely sentenced to death by Hitler for this reason, and it was difficult to argue! Coupled with the fact that Rommel knew of the existence and purpose of the officer corps, but had been shielding them, hitler had to think more!
According to the above two main reasons, Rommel really had nothing to say in front of the war madman Hitler, which is the key reason why Rommel was not directly involved in the assassination of Hitler, but was still forced to commit suicide by poisoning.
Rommel's solemn funeral
In short, Rommel mistakenly hit and bumped into the political victim of the officer corps that assassinated Hitler, so that Hitler, who was originally dissatisfied with Rommel, seized the reason for killing him, and a generation of famous generals embarked on the road of no return!