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| Rommel Factoid |
| Rommel's Birthdate -> |
November 15, 1891 |
| Rommel's Death
-> |
Suicide on October 14, 1944 |
| Rommel's Age at Death -> |
52 |
| Rommel's Mother -> |
Helene von Luz, died in 1940 |
| Rommel's Father -> |
Erwin Rommel Sr., died in
1913 |
| Rommel's Wife -> |
Lucie Mollin |
| Rommel's Child -> |
Manfred Rommel |
| Rommel's Height -> |
5'7" |
| Rommel's Highest Rank -> |
Field Marshal |
| Rommel's Awards -> |
German Translation |
English Equivalent |
| September
25, 1914 |
Iron Cross, Second Class |
Iron Cross, Second Class |
| January 29,
1915 |
Iron Cross, First Class |
Iron Cross, First Class |
| December 18,
1917 |
Pour Le Merite |
Pour Le Merite |
| May 26, 1940 |
Ritterkreuz |
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
| March 19,
1941 |
Ritterkreuz mit Eichenlaub |
Knight's Cross with Oakleaves |
| January 21,
1942 |
Ritterkreuz mit Eichenlaub und Schwerten |
Swords to Oakleaves of the Knight's Cross |
| March 11,
1943 |
Ritterkreuz mit Eichenlaub und Schwerten
und Brillianten |
Swords and Diamonds to Knight's Cross |
| Awards Rommel Missed -> |
German Translation |
English Equivalent |
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Ritterkreuz mit Goldaneichenlaub |
Knight's Cross with Golden Oakleaves |
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Gross Kreuz |
Grand Cross |
| Rommel's Theater of Operations
(WW1) -> |
France, Russia, and Italy |
| Rommel's Theater of Operations
(WW2) -> |
Poland (Special Guard), France,
North Africa, Italy, and the French and Lowland Coasts (Atlantic
Wall) |
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