Life & Death of Erwin Rommel - Was Adolf Hitler's " Desert Fox" a NAZI Hero or a War Criminal?

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Ай бұрын

Erwin Rommel, one of five children of an artillery lieutenant, was born on 15 November 1891 in Württemberg, then part of the German Empire. In 1910, at the age of 18, Rommel joined the German army and by the outbreak of the First World War, which began on 28 July 1914, he held a position of an infantry officer.
Rommel fought primarily in France and Italy. He successfully employed the tactics of penetrating enemy lines with heavy covering fire coupled with rapid advances, as well as moving forward rapidly to a flanking position to arrive at the rear of hostile positions, to achieve tactical surprise.
After striking successes at the Battle of Caporetto and in the capture of the Italian town of Longorone, Rommel was promoted to the rank of captain in January 1918.
On 11 November of the same year, the First World War ended.
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@TheDigitalApple Ай бұрын

Rommel was much like Canaris and the other German officers, field marshals and Generals involved with the growing German resistance weren’t loyal towards Nazism but instead to Germany and Hitler deemed it a threat.

@welshskies Ай бұрын

My father served in the British Army's campaign all the way from Abyssinia to Tunisia, it left him with a lifelong dislike of camels, a love for astronomy and the ability to swear in Arabic. Desert rats might understand this.

@oskarrmason9617 Ай бұрын

During the North Africa campaign, Rommel had a personal driver named Hellmut von Leipzig (1921 - 2016), an officer and a leutnant in the Brandenburgers who served as his driver/chauffeur while serving in the Afrika Korps as a volunteer.

@davidsigalow7349 Ай бұрын

Numerous POWs from Rommel's Afrika Corps were held at Ft. Dix, NJ, where my father did his basic training in 1944. He said they were very tough and extremely loyal to Herr General Rommel.

@theoriginalbridgetconnors Ай бұрын

My dad, fought against Rommel in North Africa and who was captured by the Nazis in 1944 and held until the end of the war, had a grudging respect for Rommel.

@renee1961 Ай бұрын

Thank You again, for having Excellent videos , Important, and Informative.

@dovidell Ай бұрын

The Einsatzgruppen operated in North Africa , when Rommel was " running the show" , THAT shocked me ( I had always thought of him as a " reluctant " Nazi until I learned that )

@semsemeini7905 Ай бұрын

That's what we were told in British schools.

@victorialamphear430 Ай бұрын

American schools also, and the majority of historys I've read.

@traviskopplinger3515 Күн бұрын

@@victorialamphear430to be fair it's not like Rommel wanted them there in the first place unfortunately theirs very little a man of Rommel's rank can do when whichever of the infamous death squad are sent

@mohammedsaysrashid3587 Ай бұрын

It was an informative and wonderful historical coverage video about field Marshall Erwin Rommel

@Stg44guy Ай бұрын

So were there tears shed or not then, Mr. Narrator

@jonathannixon8652 Ай бұрын

Left to the eye and heart of the beholder. †

@SynthoidSounds Ай бұрын

My opinion of Rommel always has been that he was a devoted soldier, an exemplary officer in the service of his country. He was never an ideological Nazi supporter, but of course, as a practical matter, was committed to serving his country under der Furor. He was not alone in seeing the war was already lost, nor devoted to the "final solution", but in the momentum of the time, he was faced with the inner dilemma of becoming a "traitor" to his country, or going against the grain of the evermore fanatical Hitler and the evil regime he had created.

@shaunwalker2557 Ай бұрын

he was ok with the Nazi's at the beginning of WW2...

@Warriorking.1963 Ай бұрын

He seemed to have no issues with them until Germany started losing the war, funny that...

@slipkid1267 Ай бұрын

@@Warriorking.1963Strange how that happens, when something starts to go bad all of a sudden this ain’t for you

@BunyipToldMe Ай бұрын

My father served in the English army that defeated Romel. I remember sitting with my dad during the final stage of the 1966 World Cup when he became quite emotional, despite his dementia and cheered on the boys when Hurstzy and Ballzy propelled England to the very top of the world rankings.

@renee1961 Ай бұрын

Good evening, and again, Thank You.

@WorldHistoryVideos Ай бұрын

Hi Renee. Thanks for being with us :)

@renee1961 Ай бұрын

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@joshrabatin Ай бұрын

Tears were 50/50 shed in a bittersweet way for General Erwin Rommel (1891 - 1944) 🫡

@flexairz Ай бұрын

Tears were shed for Erwin Rommel.

@mikebunting7262 Ай бұрын

He was the commander of Hitler's body guard before the war

@patrickmccrann991 Ай бұрын

Guard Battalion, not the SS Bodyguards. The Guard Battalion was a German Army unit.

@sailorhms Ай бұрын

"The Royal English Navy?! That's a new one to me.

@KohalaLover Ай бұрын

Thank you World History for another educational and cultural episode. Your narrator has elegance and amazing pronunciation. 🤍

@germany456 20 күн бұрын

Crazy how Rommel was a son of an artillery officer, he was made to be a leader

@MaxWilde-lg5no Ай бұрын

He was an officer and a gentleman. Well respected and a superb leader

@RedLanternFrank 22 күн бұрын

There were tears for this man

@michaellevan8352 Ай бұрын

Rommel was never a nazi , was a great general but on the wrong side he was a military man and never liked hitler but never spoke up if that would of done and good he did take his own life to save his family, thats a loyal man to me ,no matter what its easy to judge looking back we were ont there

@Wildcat221 21 күн бұрын

For the world’s sake, I’m thankful Hitler and Mussolini were incompetent fools. The Italian army was horrendous, and Hitler acted on his lack of patience. If both were better with battle planning, we may be under Nazi rule today.

@silkkdread Ай бұрын

Rrrrromel lol u gotta love how this guy talks😂🤌🏾

@geoffmitchell6515 Ай бұрын

Royal English Navy what the hell are you on about.

@welshskies Ай бұрын

My hackles rose and stomach churned when I heard this, destroyed any credibility.

@roaropgard8575 Ай бұрын

Erwin Rommel Aka The Desert Fox

@DKS225 Ай бұрын

Even after his death Rommel's former wartime enemies would meet at his gravesite every year for some time afterwards.

@mabafk4513 Ай бұрын

His son became mayor of Stuttgart.

@TarElaRo Ай бұрын

He organized pearl and guns also of 20 years

@stephenolson532 Ай бұрын

A well disciplined soldier 🤕

@WadeRaney-vv5oi 20 күн бұрын

👍

@justanish6966 Ай бұрын

Soooo... some tears shed for Rommel??

@WorldHistoryVideos Ай бұрын

This time it is up to you to decide ...

@StephenLuke Ай бұрын

RIP Erwin Rommel (1891-1944)

@wellingtonsboots4074 Ай бұрын

I don't know, maybe he was a German soldier first and fought for Germany regardless of the filth who ran the country. That doesn't excuse him though.

@yournamehere1935 Ай бұрын

Strange as is is, there were many tears shed for this Nazi

@curiousuranus810 Ай бұрын

Isn't NAZI Hero and a War Criminal much the same thing?

@steve20118 Ай бұрын

A soldier that follows the Geneva convention and doesn't commit crimes against humanity is not a criminal.

@curiousuranus810 Ай бұрын

@@steve20118 Yeah; but a soldier following the Geneva convention is hardly likely to become a Nazi hero, are they?

@guillaumegagnon4220 Ай бұрын

@@curiousuranus810 You could be a member of the Nazi Party and being a very couragious soldier! Michel Widmann was the Rommel of the Waffen SS and he never killed any Jews, just like Erwin...

@curiousuranus810 28 күн бұрын

@GhostRider92-ws8tr I never said Wehrmacht and SS were the same - I will say though, there are a lot of dumb people that watch this channel.

@franksmall1313 Ай бұрын

Sad.. We all will stand before Jesus to give an account of our life. I beed washed by the Blood of the Lamb. I am forgiven of all evil and sins. Are you Saved by Jesus and have your name wrote in Jesus Book of Life. We life in USA Tenn. You all are Loved.

@theoriginalbridgetconnors Ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

@417jumps3 Ай бұрын

Rommel was an aggressive, yet fair commander. I read something that was written about him. It said “as his old opponent on the battlefield I have no complaints against him. Rommel and his soldiers fought against us hard but clean.” I think that kinda says a lot about his character.