He was the "Desert Fox" who terrified the British army on the battlefields of North Africa during World War II; he was worshipped as the German god of war during World War II; he was the commander of the German "Devil's Division"; he was German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel.
On November 15, 1891, an intellectual family on the banks of the Brunz River in Germany ushered in a new life, he was the "Desert Fox" who later frightened the British army in the North African battlefield, he was the protagonist of our current issue... Erwin Rommel.
As a child, Rommel hoped to grow up to be an engineer. But his father preferred him to be a soldier. In order not to make his father sad, after graduating from secondary school, Rommel obeyed his father's wishes and joined the Royal Army as an officer candidate.
In March 1914, Rommel, already with the rank of lieutenant in the Army, was sent to serve in an artillery company in Ulm. In August of the same year, it was transported to the front line to participate in World War I. Soon after, Rommel was promoted to captain of the Army for his bravery in battle on the battlefield and was awarded two crosses.
In 1916, Rommel was sent to the Romanian battlefield. For his outstanding performance on the battlefield, Rommel was appointed captain of the squad on charge. Under his excellent command, the members of the squad successfully captured the town of Longenorn. To reward Rommel for his bravery on the battlefield. The Kaiser conferred on him a medal representing the highest honor of a German soldier.
In November 1918, Germany surrendered in defeat and World War I ended. Rommel returned to the infantry regiment as commander.
In 1930, Rommel was promoted to major in the Army. Soon after, he was promoted to battalion commander of the German 17th Infantry Regiment. There, he stayed for five years until he met Hitler. He was transferred to the Potsdam Military Academy as an instructor and held the rank of lieutenant colonel in the army.
In September 1936, Rommel was transferred to Hitler's side as commander of the guard. During his tenure, he was recognized by Hitler for his outstanding military talents. Soon after, he was promoted to colonel in the army and also served as a liaison officer in the Operations Department.
In August 1939, Rommel was awarded the rank of Major General in the Army, in charge of command of the German invasion of Poland. In February 1940, Rommel became commander of the 7th Panzer Division. In the Battle of France, under the leadership of Rommel, the Seventh Panzer Division was invincible and invincible, and won the title of "Devil's Division". Thus began the highlight of Rommel's military scene.
In February 1941, Rommel was appointed commander of the German African Army, assisting Italy in its blockade of British forces in Libya. Soon, he took over the commander-in-chief of the front line. Under his command, the Germans, with divine help, occupied Massabega, captured the port of Plega, forcibly occupied Ajdabia, and broke Mekili. The British were almost completely annihilated, and even General O'Connor, who had defeated the Italians, was captured. At this point, the war situation in Africa was firmly in the hands of the German army.
It can be said that Rommel single-handedly turned the tide of the war in Africa. In recognition of this meritorious warrior, in June of the same year, Rommel was appointed commander-in-chief of the German "African Panzer Army" and promoted to general of the panzer corps.
In 1942, Rommel commanded the Germans to retake Benghazi. The threat of the Battle of the Remnants took advantage of the situation to conquer many strategic points in Tobruk, Egypt, and Sidi Barani. In August of the same year, he fell seriously ill and had to return to Germany for medical treatment.
In February 1943, Germany formed Army Group Africa, with Rommel as commander-in-chief. At the end of February, Rommel launched an offensive against the U.S. army, inflicting heavy damage on the U.S. army. In mid-July, Rommel was ordered to be commander-in-chief of Army Group B and led his troops stationed in France, and Rommel was ordered to build coastal fortifications.
In June 1944, Rommel returned to Germany. At one meeting, he was thrown out of the venue because of disagreements with Hitler. In July of the same year, there was an attempted assassination of Hitler in Germany, and Rommel was also involved. Unable to prove his innocence, Rommel was removed from all positions. A military tribunal even convicted Rommel in his absence.
Eventually, Rommel was forced to commit suicide by taking poison. In recognition of Rommel's great contribution to the war, Germany held a state funeral for him. A generation of famous people will fall.
Personally aside, from a military point of view alone, Rommel was definitely a military genius. In the North African theater, Rommel devoured all the gains of the British army in the North African battlefield in just a few months and drove the British army to the Alamein region. Even British Prime Minister Winston Churchill hailed him as a great general.
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