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Title: Oct. 14, 1944
Post by: Ripsnort on October 14, 2003, 07:50:27 AM

Erwin Rommel "died of his wounds".  Naturally the report failed to mention "self-inflicted due to the fear of the Gestapo".

Hate them or love them, this guy was a brilliant General as long as the supply line was intact.

Title: Oct. 14, 1944
Post by: BEVO on October 14, 2003, 10:32:55 AM

Field Marshall Erwin Rommel suicides. He was implicated in an anti-Hitler plot, and given the choice of suicide or humiliating trial and execution. Hitler always liked him.

Title: Oct. 14, 1944
Post by: Ripsnort on October 14, 2003, 10:41:19 AM

Thks for catching that...I said "General"...guess that wasn't in the right context.  "Field Marshal" is much more appropriate.

Title: Oct. 14, 1944
Post by: crabofix on October 14, 2003, 11:04:24 AM

Look at his defence plan for Normandy, That guy knew what he was doing. A pity the others didnt.

(not a pity, cause it ment that the allied won the war!)

Title: Oct. 14, 1944
Post by: DiabloTX on October 14, 2003, 12:03:30 PM

He was good, no doubt.  But I'd take FM Guderian anyday over Rommel.

(http://www.jodyharmon.com/Guderian-montage.jpg)