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- Instance of
- human
- Born
- 15 November 1891
- Died
- 14 October 1944
- Conflict
- World War I, World War II, North African campaign, Battle of France, Operation Overlord, Operation Sonnenblume, First Battle of El Alamein, Second Battle of El Alamein, Operation Torch
- Place of birth
- Heidenheim an der Brenz
- Place of death
- Herrlingen
- Sex or gender
- male
- Family name
- Rommel
- Spouse
- Lucia Maria Rommel
- Child
- Manfred Rommel
- Occupation
- military officer, general field marshal
- Citizenship
- German Empire, Weimar Republic, Nazi Germany
- Religion
- Lutheranism, Protestantism
- Awards
- Pour le Mérite, Military Merit Cross III. Class, Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds, Friedrich Order, Order of Michael the Brave, Iron Cross (1914), 2nd class, Iron Cross (1914), 1st class, Military Merit Order (Bavaria), Knight of the Württemberg Military Order of Merit, Wound Badge (1918) in Silver, Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918, Sudetenland Medal
- archives at
- German Federal Archives
- birth name
- Johannes Erwin Eugen Rommel
- cause of death
- cyanide poisoning
- commander of (DEPRECATED)
- Army Group B, 7th Panzer Division, Afrika Korps, Panzer Army Africa
- depicted by
- Erwin Rommel, Erwin Rommel (1891–1944), in Egypt
- described by source
- Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)
- end of work period
- 14 October 1944
- languages spoken, written or signed
- German
- manner of death
- suicide, forced suicide
- military branch
- Imperial German Army, Württembergische Sicherheitstruppen, Reichswehr, German Army
- military, police or special rank
- general field marshal
- name in native language
- Erwin Rommel
- nickname
- Desert Fox, Wüstenfuchs, Ørkenreven, ökenräven, Liška pouště, Αλεπού της Ερήμου, Renard du désert
- place of burial
- Herrlingen
- relative
- Karl Luz
- start of work period
- 1910
- topic's main category
- Category:Erwin Rommel
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