ROMMEL (1) — Definition of term in SntMaster Dictionary

ROMMEL (1)

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Erwin Rommel (1891 - 1944), a German military commander of the twentieth century. A master of the blitzkrieg, he saw much action in World War II, leading campaigns in France, Italy and north Africa where he became known as the "Desert Fox." Rommel had attained the rank of field marshal but was defeated by the British at Tobruk (city in northern Libya) in 1942. In July 1944, he was implicated in a plot to assassinate the German leader, Adolf Hitler. On Hitler's orders, he killed himself. See also Tobruk in this glossary.

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