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Erwin Rommel

1891 - 1944

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Johannes Erwin Eugen Rommel (pronounced [ˈɛʁviːn ˈʁɔməl] ; 15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944) was a German Generalfeldmarschall (field marshal) during World War II. Popularly known as the Desert Fox (German: Wüstenfuchs, pronounced [ˈvyːstn̩ˌfʊks] ), he served in the Wehrmacht (armed forces) of Nazi Germany, as well as in the Reichswehr of the Weimar Republic, and the army of Imperial Germany. Rommel was injured multiple times in both world wars. Rommel was a highly decorated officer in World War I and was awarded the Pour le Mérite for his actions on the Italian Front. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Erwin Rommel has received more than 11,917,061 page views. His biography is available in 86 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 85 in 2019). Erwin Rommel is the 8th most popular military personnel (down from 7th in 2019), the 36th most popular biography from Germany (down from 32nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular German Military Personnel.

Erwin Rommel was a German Field Marshal who is most famous for his role in the North African Campaign of World War II. He was a highly decorated officer in the Wehrmacht, and was awarded the German Cross in Gold and the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Erwin Rommel ranks 8 out of 1,468. Before him are Alexander the Great, Joan of Arc, Timur, Charles de Gaulle, Karl Dönitz, and Spartacus. After him are Charles Martel, Adolf Eichmann, Themistocles, William Wallace, Khalid ibn al-Walid, and Romulus Augustulus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1891, Erwin Rommel ranks 2. Before him is Karl Dönitz. After him are Antonio Gramsci, Sergei Prokofiev, B. R. Ambedkar, Mikhail Bulgakov, Walter Model, James Chadwick, Max Ernst, Edith Stein, Nelly Sachs, and Henry Miller. Among people deceased in 1944, Erwin Rommel ranks 3. Before him are Edvard Munch and Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. After him are Wassily Kandinsky, Piet Mondrian, Romain Rolland, Claus von Stauffenberg, Abdulmejid II, Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom, William James Sidis, Richard Sorge, and Günther von Kluge.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Erwin Rommel ranks 36 out of 6,142. Before him are Wilhelm II, German Emperor (1859), Martin Heidegger (1889), Hermann Hesse (1877), Karl Dönitz (1891), Robert Schumann (1810), and Friedrich Schiller (1759). After him are Hermann Göring (1893), Pope Benedict XVI (1927), Robert Koch (1843), Josef Mengele (1911), Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor (912), and Alexander von Humboldt (1769).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Erwin Rommel ranks 2. Before him are Karl Dönitz (1891). After him are Adolf Eichmann (1906), Erich von Manstein (1887), Heinz Guderian (1888), Arminius (-17), Wilhelm Keitel (1882), Friedrich Paulus (1890), Baron Munchausen (1720), Ernst Röhm (1887), Gerd von Rundstedt (1875), and Alfred Jodl (1890).

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