desert fox

“Desert Fox” Erwin Rommel was born in 1891. As field marshal he was known best for his capture of 9,000 allied forces during World War I. On the Germans invasion of France in 1940, Rommel commanded the well-known Ghost Division or otherwise known as the German 7th Panzer Division. Pushing every machine and every man to extreme limits, Rommel’s forces moved 350 miles in six weeks. Never had tanks moved so far in such little time. Rommel joined …

…and his fellow conspirators. When the officers arrived at Rommel’s door they gave him the choice to either take own life and be buried with full honors, or stand trial and put the future of his wife and his son in jeopardy. So Rommel went with the men and swallowed poison. Then was buried with full honors in 1944. Sources: Source #1 World history book Source #2 Internet http://www.isd.net/aswanson/ww2his/rommel.htm