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Erwin Rommel

Germanyb. 15 November 1891 · d. 14 October 1944Add to favourites

Commander of the 7th Panzer Division in France and of the Afrika Korps and Panzer Army Africa (1941–43); defeated at El Alamein. In 1944 commanded Army Group B on the Channel coast; wounded in July, forced to suicide in October after the 20 July plot.

Roles and commands

12 Feb 1941 – 9 Mar 1943Commander Afrika Korps / Panzer Army AfricaDAK / Pz.AOK Afrika →
15 Jan 1944 – 17 Jul 1944C-in-C Army Group B (West)

Events

23 October 1942Second Battle of El Alamein
6 June 1944Normandy landings and Operation Overlord

Sources

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