Erwin Rommel
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Erwin Rommel was a highly respected German field marshal of World War II, famed for his bold and skillful leadership of Axis forces in North Africa and his reputation as the "Desert Fox."
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Erwin Rommel canonical | 100 |
| Field Marshal Erwin Rommel | 2 |
| Johannes Erwin Eugen Rommel | 2 |
| German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel | 1 |
| Rommel | 1 |
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German military officer
ⓘ
World War II military personnel ⓘ field marshal ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance |
German Empire
ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Iron Cross 1st Class
ⓘ
Iron Cross 2nd Class ⓘ Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ
surface form:
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
Pour le Mérite ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Herrlingen cemetery ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath |
cyanide poisoning
ⓘ
forced suicide ⓘ |
| child | Manfred Rommel ⓘ |
| commanded |
7th Panzer Division
ⓘ
German Afrika Korps ⓘ
surface form:
Afrika Korps
German Afrika Korps ⓘ
surface form:
Army Group Africa
Panzer Army Africa ⓘ
surface form:
Panzerarmee Afrika
|
| countryOfCitizenship |
Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
German Empire
Nazi Germany ⓘ Weimar Republic ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1891-11-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1944-10-14 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| familyName |
Erwin Rommel
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Rommel
|
| forcedBy |
Adolf Hitler
ⓘ
Nazi Party officials ⓘ
surface form:
Nazi leadership
|
| fullName |
Erwin Rommel
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Johannes Erwin Eugen Rommel
|
| givenName | Erwin ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
armored warfare doctrine
ⓘ
maneuver warfare theory ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | suicide ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Wehrmacht
ⓘ
surface form:
German Army
Heer ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
Generalfeldmarschall
ⓘ
field marshal ⓘ |
| nickname |
Desert Fox
ⓘ
Wüstenfuchs ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership in North Africa
ⓘ
mobile desert warfare tactics ⓘ reputation for chivalry toward enemies ⓘ |
| notableWork | Infanterie greift an ⓘ |
| occupation |
military writer
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Battle of El Alamein
ⓘ
Battle of France ⓘ
surface form:
Invasion of France (1940)
North African campaign ⓘ World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
German Empire
ⓘ
Heidenheim an der Brenz ⓘ Kingdom of Württemberg ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Herrlingen
ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ Kingdom of Württemberg ⓘ
surface form:
Württemberg
|
| religion | Protestantism ⓘ |
| spouse | Lucie Maria Rommel ⓘ |
| wasAccusedOf | involvement in the 20 July plot against Hitler ⓘ |
Referenced by (106)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
European Theater of Operations
this entity surface form:
Johannes Erwin Eugen Rommel
this entity surface form:
Rommel
this entity surface form:
German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
this entity surface form:
Johannes Erwin Eugen Rommel