Erwin Rommel

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German military officer World War II military personnel field marshal human

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."

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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 with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds → Pour le Mérite →
burialPlace	Herrlingen cemetery →
causeOfDeath	cyanide poisoning → forced suicide →
child	Manfred Rommel →
commanded	7th Panzer Division → Afrika Korps → Army Group Africa → Panzerarmee Afrika →
countryOfCitizenship	German Empire → Nazi Germany → Weimar Republic →
dateOfBirth	1891-11-15 →
dateOfDeath	1944-10-14 →
ethnicGroup	German →
familyName	Rommel →
forcedBy	Adolf Hitler → Nazi leadership →
fullName	Johannes Erwin Eugen Rommel →
givenName	Erwin →
hasInfluenceOn	armored warfare doctrine → maneuver warfare theory →
mannerOfDeath	suicide →
militaryBranch	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 → 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 → Württemberg →
religion	Protestantism →
spouse	Lucie Maria Rommel →
wasAccusedOf	involvement in the 20 July plot against Hitler →

Referenced by (68)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Army Group B → Battle for Caen → Battle of Alam el Halfa → Battle of Bir Hakeim → Battle of El Guettar → Battle of Kasserine Pass → Battle of Medenine → Battle of Sidi Rezegh → Battle of Tobruk (1942) → D-Day → German Afrika Korps → Liberation of France → Operation Sonnenblume → Panzer Army Africa →	commander
21st Panzer Division → 7th Panzer Division → Army Group B → Commander-in-Chief South → Cyrenaica campaign → DAK → European Theater of Operations → German Afrika Korps → German-Italian Panzer Army → Operation Sonnenblume → Panzer Army Africa → Tunisian campaign →	notableCommander
Iron Cross → Iron Cross 1st Class → Iron Cross 2nd Class → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross → Pour le Mérite →	notableRecipient
Battle of the Mareth Line → Middle East theatre of World War II → North African campaign →	commandedBy
Operation Battleaxe → Operation Crusader → Operation Epsom ("Field Marshal Erwin Rommel") →	opposingCommander
90th Light Africa Division → El Alamein →	associatedWith
Eighth Army (United Kingdom) → Siege of Tobruk →	opponentCommander
Desert Fox ("German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel") →	appliedTo
Ghost Division →	associatedWithCommander
Infanterie greift an →	author
Herrlingen cemetery →	burialPlaceOf
Battle of Gazala →	combatantCommander
Tobruk →	commanderAssociated
15th Panzer Division →	commanderUnder
Herrlingen →	containsGraveOf
Erwin Rommel ("Rommel") →	familyName
Manfred Rommel →	father
Erwin Rommel ("Johannes Erwin Eugen Rommel") →	fullName
Operation Overlord →	GermanCommander
Battle of El Alamein →	hasCommander
Herrlingen cemetery →	hasNotableBurial
Crusade in Europe →	mentionsPerson
Desert Fox ("Johannes Erwin Eugen Rommel") →	notableBearerFullName
Rats of Tobruk →	notableCommanderOpponent
Generalfeldmarschall →	notableHolder
DAK →	notableLeaderTitleHolder
Infanterie greift an →	notableWorkOf
Operation Overlord →	opposedBy
Georg Stumme →	precededBy
Desert Fox →	refersTo
Erwin →	relatedName
Lucie Maria Rommel →	relative
Lucie Maria Rommel →	spouse
Georg Stumme →	succeededBy