The Desert Fox

Winston Churchill once said “We have, a daring and skillful opponent against us, and, may I say, across the havoc of war, a great general.” Churchill was always fond of Field Marshall Erwin Rommel and his abilities as a leader, as seen by his previous words. Giving praise to a general of enemy’s forces is relatively unheard of, especially when this general is threatening the safety of your country. This just goes to show …

…Rommel, The Rommel Papers (London: Collins, 1953), p. 84. There is a discrepancy on the date this medal was awaded to Rommel. According to Ward Rutherford, he received the medal on Feb. 19/41 (page 67), while Erwin Rommel states that he received the medal on March 19/41 (page 105) David Mason, Who’s Who in World War II (London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson Ltd, 1978), p. 257. Ward Rutherford, The Biography of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel (London: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd, 1981), p. 104. Ibid., 122. Ibid., 137