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COMMANDER // 1891–1944

Erwin Rommel

general field marshalGerman EmpireGermany3 battles1 war

Lifespan

1891 – 1944

19001910192019301940World War II · 1939–1945 (1941–1945 U.S. combat role)Battle of Arras — May 21, 1940 · Germany · World War IIBattle of El Agheila — December 11, 1942 · Italy · World War IINormandy — Jun–Aug 1944 · Germany · World War II

Active service 1940–1944 — 3 battles across 1 war; first command at age 49.

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Johannes Erwin Eugen Rommel, known as The Desert Fox, was a German Generalfeldmarschall during World War II. He served in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany, as well as in the Reichswehr of the Weimar Republic, and Imperial German Army of the German Empire.

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Battles (3)

Last verified June 2026
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