They talk about war、、、、 1. Hitler wins one day after the bombing of London, and this does not allow the fabrication of the war economy, and it is stopped. 2. Attacking Moscow would end the war, and he divided the corps in half and sent it to the Bagu oil fields. 3. Hitler is also a Jew, a Vienna Rothschild. 4. Now you can see that Hitler was forcing the generals to carry out the opposition of the operation. 5. In order to buy sympathy for Jews after the war, he deliberately made himself the Holocaust. 6. Serious incidents need to be verified. Germans are aho, so if you suspect the Holocaust, you will be arrested、、、、 Germans are stupid. 7 Hitler is the founding father of Israel, not dead. My daughter should put a beard on Merkel、、、、 It's very similar、、、、 ahaha.
@PeopleProfiles, your assessment of Rommel is fair, informative and balanced. But I want to point out, that the above comment from MRT14331 is very dubious, and I think you should either get rid of it or at least post an answer which clarifies things! Thanks!
While working in a nursing home for disabled ex-service men and women, I got to know a man who had actually met Rommel. This man had been in the British 8th Army and was captured (I believe at Tobruk). Rommel was apparently keen to meet the British soldiers and spoke to each one individually, shaking them by the hand and personally seeing to their well being. He fought hard, but also showed respect to his opponents.
They talk about war、、、、 1. Hitler wins one day after the bombing of London, and this does not allow the fabrication of the war economy, and it is stopped. 2. Attacking Moscow would end the war, and he divided the corps in half and sent it to the Bagu oil fields. 3. Hitler is also a Jew, a Vienna Rothschild. 4. Now you can see that Hitler was forcing the generals to carry out the opposition of the operation. 5. In order to buy sympathy for Jews after the war, he deliberately made himself the Holocaust. 6. Serious incidents need to be verified. Germans are aho, so if you suspect the Holocaust, you will be arrested、、、、 Germans are stupid. 7 Hitler is the founding father of Israel, not dead. My daughter should put a beard on Merkel、、、、 It's very similar、、、、 ahaha.
I have a family friend who's grandfather fought him in ww2 and was taking prisoner. 100% backs up what you said. Apparently after a fight he would meet the troops and congratulate each on their battle.
“Winning the men's confidence requires much of a commander. He must exercise care and caution, look after his men, live under the same hardships, and-above all- apply self discipline. But once he has their confidence, his men will follow him through hell and high water.” ― Erwin Rommel
Read where Rommel asked a young soldier what to do in a particular situation and the soldier stammered " Clausowitz says.... " to which Rommel yelled at him, " F---Clausowitz! What do YOU think? " Good man. Promoted individual thinking, potential. Decent.
They talk about war、、、、 1. Hitler wins one day after the bombing of London, and this does not allow the fabrication of the war economy, and it is stopped. 2. Attacking Moscow would end the war, and he divided the corps in half and sent it to the Bagu oil fields. 3. Hitler is also a Jew, a Vienna Rothschild. 4. Now you can see that Hitler was forcing the generals to carry out the opposition of the operation. 5. In order to buy sympathy for Jews after the war, he deliberately made himself the Holocaust. 6. Serious incidents need to be verified. Germans are aho, so if you suspect the Holocaust, you will be arrested、、、、 Germans are stupid. 7 Hitler is the founding father of Israel, not dead. My daughter should put a beard on Merkel、、、、 It's very similar、、、、 ahaha.
It was said that when Rommel was asked what he needed to take the Suez Canal, his reply was "Give me 2 Divisions of ANZACs", not sure if that was true, but having studied the man, it probably was. I know he did have a great respect for the ANZAC troops, having encountered us in France during WW1, and again at Tobruk.
Field Marshal Rommel was a proper soldier, a great military commander and a man of unassailable honor! He was much admired on both sides of the war and for good reason! Rest in peace sir! Semper Fidelis Bruce. USMC
@@joseyzadoria7815 Idk, is there evidence he was devoutly against the party? Military came first for sure, but I haven't seen anything yet that says he was an opponent.
@@destubae3271 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣lol how the are you going to an field marshal oponent od the nazi party😂😂😂 he oposed to what hittler was becoming and there for try to remove him by kiling him. Dont you think that is a good oposition trying to kill him? To bad that the s.o.b. of hitler didnt d.
Semper Fi indeed talking to my great-uncle Hitler neglected his armies on the field and under the sea I don't think he was cut out for Warfare Stalingrad shows ask that how sad all those loss of lives on both sides
@@destubae3271 he never became a member in the party and it’s common knowledge that he wasn’t a fan of nazi ideology. however in the early years of the war he admired hitler until he didn’t…
Hear me out, i'm wondering if rommel didn't purposely take leave when the allies were to invade. The man served his people first which the best thing for them would have been the allies landing with the bleak situation on the eastern front He was likely mad at German high command for ruining his African campaign and delegating him to a side show He also disliked Hitler whom he viewed as a fool thus being the only way to resolve the war was to lose, with the allies being a more preferable victor. Rommel was a cunning man and perhaps knew that the allies could intercept their comms
My father served with the RAF 14th Squadron in this Battle of El Alamein in 1941 ..he was 20 at that time. Because he would never want to speak of the War....this is the most information of his time in Alexandria, Tunisia, Libya....Tel Aviv....etc. that I have learned. I treasure the photos I have of him in the desert with the Squadron.....a young handsome man proudly fighting for Britain.
Jennifer Bent ;...love your comment of your Father,...my Dad served in the North African campaign, in the N.Z.Military Armed Forces, 8th Army Division - 4th Reinforcements, thru Egypt Palistine, (known them days), & went to Tripoli, El - Aleimain, & onto Masada, then to Italy, (Italia), being under Monty, thru Feld Marshal, of Tony Freyberg.
@@angeladay9073 Angela I have quite a few pictures that I am so glad that I am the family member who saw the value/importance of having those in my possession to still reflect on and realize how young he was to be there. I have wanted to go to Israel and Egypt just to be on the same desert sand etc....but as it is....travel is not possible etc. etc. Happy to hear from you and hear about your Dad too. These fathers were and are still very precious to us girls who so loved and admired our Dads.
I have the same pictures of my grandfather fighting in the battle of the bulge. He was a 20 year old tank gunner in the 2nd SS Panzer Regiment "das Reich" Never forget that the people you fight against are mostly regular people aswell. People with families, with dreams, fears, ambitions and hopes. They feel the same amount of pain as you do, if they get shot. They cry out for their mother in their last moments, just in a different language. People who believe in god. Who feel a deep connection to their homeland and would sacrifice all for it. Never forget that your opponent is human aswell
My opa (my grandfather) served as a radio technician in the Afrika Korps in Northern Africa under Rommel. He was captured by British forces and sent to a POW camp in ALABAMA! He knew then he’d emigrate to the USA and eventually he did... so if it wasn’t for serving for Rommel and being captured I would not exist today!
One should not forget that Rommel also commanded some excellent Italian units besides his Afrika Korps. These were instrumental in some of his victories over the British up to the second battle of Alamein, during which the Italians fought with great courage and tenacity next to their German allies.
They talk about war、、、、 1. Hitler wins one day after the bombing of London, and this does not allow the fabrication of the war economy, and it is stopped. 2. Attacking Moscow would end the war, and he divided the corps in half and sent it to the Bagu oil fields. 3. Hitler is also a Jew, a Vienna Rothschild. 4. Now you can see that Hitler was forcing the generals to carry out the opposition of the operation. 5. In order to buy sympathy for Jews after the war, he deliberately made himself the Holocaust. 6. Serious incidents need to be verified. Germans are aho, so if you suspect the Holocaust, you will be arrested、、、、 Germans are stupid. 7 Hitler is the founding father of Israel, not dead. My daughter should put a beard on Merkel、、、、 It's very similar、、、、 ahaha.
I love these old history videos. My great grandfather served for britain in WW2, my grandmother was a young child when the bombing raids on london were going on by the nazis. Its very fascinating
Rommel had said he was a military man not a political man. He was never bothered at the start with any of the political stuff that Hitler was doing.. he became wise to it toward the end and that's when it was pretty much too late for him.
Got to admit this totally changes my original conception of Erwin Rommel, I always thought he was like all of Hitler's men and officers under him but after seeing this , I now have to say that yes Rommel served under Nazi Germany but was not a Nazi himself; like other military men he served and fought for his country not for a crazed dictator. A truly ;loyal man to his country, his family and to his men under him; I must say after seeing this that although he fought for Germany I have more respect now for him than I did before.
As the saying goes that 'history is written by the winners' tend to portray Rommel as the saving face for a battered nation. With both tenacity and errors that Rommel led forces faced it is hard to brush away a hero that was rightly named 'Desert Fox'. In the words of the war-time PM of GB he praised Rommel, "May I say, across the havoc of war, a great general”.
Romney was a soldiers soldier. As said he loved his country and did his duty to his conscience. A soldier like that would certainly come to distrust his Furher!! So pleased his family lived on. He was a man to be admired in my mind!! (....but I am just an old woman. What do I know?)I Love your programmes. Thank you
I've have admired Rommel ever since a childhood reading of the book, THE DESERT FOX, by Desmond Young and likewise viewing of the movies, THE DESERT FOX and THE DESERT RATS where the actor, James Mason portrayed Rommel in both movies and have most of the books written about him and the AFRIKAKORPS. The battle for North Africa has been called the last joust where any degree of chivalry was shown by the combatants with Rommel's attitude and actions being a chief reason for this.
I know it's not funny, but I couldn't help but LOL @ Rommel running over the French while "possibly intoxicated". WW2 Had to be the most insane time a person could live through.
Just yesterday i was watching the Niels Bormann episode and the Himmler one and thought how about they make one on Rommel and one day later here we go! You can read my thoughts :)
During Desert Storm I was told a story by one of the 2 ACR soldiers. An captured Iraqi COL was being transported in a Bradley. Hung up on the inside of the Bradley was a portrait of Feld Marschall Rommel. He was puzzled by this and asked the vehicle commander why they would hang a portrait of the enemy in their vehicle. He was told by the commander that Rommel was one of the most brilliant tank commanders in history and the US studied and implemented his tactics to great effect. If Iraq had done the same, he would not be a prisoner being transported in one of our vehicles.
I think it was 1935 when Erwin Rommel, in command of the Wurttemberg battalion was informed of Hitler's visit to the area and a military parade was in order of all the area's units along with other outside units. Hitler had already read Rommel's "Infantry Attacks" and was very impressed by it. From what I remember reading, tradition dictated, the Nazi Waffen SS was the unit which had the honor of leading the parade. Informed of this, Rommel in disgust informed the organizers in that case his unit would match first or would absolutely refuse to march at all. Hearing this this, Hitler approved Rommel's unit marching first....Of course in October, 1944, Hitler and his goons showed Rommel and his staff and family what the NSDAP was really all about and all of Erwin's sacrifices to his country were in vain. His former Allied enemies treated him and honored him in death better than his own criminal regime did...
There was a story when a captured British General approach Rommel and complained of the limited food rations for his men ...Rommel replied "My dear General, your men are receiving the same rations as my men"...That's respect
I have been in situations similar to Rommel’s, but not as significant as his stance against Hitler. These situations seem to end with pain, punishment, and in Rommel’s case, his life. I greatly admire Rommel as a man of principle and a military genius.
If I had a chance to meet Rommel, I would give him a huge hug and say" God Bless you, sir for standing up against Hitler. Smart man! Just like his counterpart, Claus Von Stauffenberg!
It’s always pondered over here in Australia. And the axis did attack Tobruk when garrisoned by the anzacs. They even meantion it in this video. They just rebuffed the attack and then the axis laid siege. During the attacks and the siege the aussies, brits, Indians, and pols tended to pop up and fight back out of nowhere like rats in the desert.
A great general and Human However one cannot deny that when the allies invaded Normandy, he was celebrating the birthday of his wife. Nor did anyone know where the landing would take place
General Erwin Rommel the Dessert Fox is a soldier and a Gentleman of all the German units of World War 2 only the Afrika Corps are bereft of war atrocities committed during the war! He placed his mens lives at first above anything else! He didn’t asked his men of anything that he cannot done by himself! Leadership by example! Salute to a Great soldiers! K
I wouldn't go so far as to claim Rommel was a genius. I would say he thought out side of the box, was innovative, intuitive, a quick study and a decisive commander not afraid to command from the front. just the type of a person I would follow.
Releasing this a second time is not a bad thing. We always learn something new when we watch this. Look forward to your next upcoming video. You guys do excellent work thank you. Love From Orlando
It was only due to Hitler's idiotic stubborness that hundreds of thousands of crack German troops were lost, first in Tunisia then in Northern France. He reinforced defeat in Tunisia, sending more troops in, instead of evacuating the remnants of the Afrika Korps - arguably some of the best troops in the Wehrmacht - and in Normandy, instead of withdrawing his army, he attacked west, forcing his troops into the Falaise pocket and death or defeat. Excellent troops were thrown away on principles, just like at Stalingrad in the east. Hitler actually shortened the war by decimating his own army by his orders.
I think Winston Churchill has the best quote to describe the kind of person Erwin Rommel was "We have a very daring and skillful opponent against us, and, may I say across the havoc of war, a great general."
Rommel was an interesting man. I wondered during the presentation when Patton would be mentioned? The Americans had a big role in the Allies ultimate victory to my remembrance. However the chief focus of the show was on Rommel. This documentary was well done. I have often wondered what would have happened if the German commanders in Operation Barbarossa had thought like Rommel and been unwilling to sacrifice so much; how the Germans might have done. I think that they were ultimately doomed given the tremendous capabilities of American 🇺🇸 production. However if they had said to themselves: “We’re going to back up 500 miles, rebuild our tanks, airplanes, and have our men heal; and then figure out what to do.” It would have been intriguing 🤨?
Because Rommel was in Africa and was so immensely popular, he probably got away with more than any other general would have. He was one of the few who refused to execute commandos-even the ones who tried to kill him. General Heinz Guderian (Panzer Heinz) was sacked when he called Hitler and F'in idiot when he divided his tank forces and led to the Germans being within sight of Moscow when the winter set in. There was a book I read a long time ago called Devil's Virtuosos that explained the genius of Erich Von Manstein, Heinz Guderian and Erwin Rommel. Luckily for the rest of the world, Hitler snatched defeat out of victory over and over.
A great general famous for his tactical skills, admired by his men and even his enemies. He said goodbye to his family before getting into the car and go to commit suicide .
Such a tragedy Operation Valkyrie didn’t succeed in killing Hitler. Germany would have sued for peace. Potentially saving millions of lives on all sides. If you haven’t seen that movie I highly recommend it!
@@PeopleProfiles please dont forget my favorite ketshup heinz guderian, i mean just look at his face, hes so lovelable and very little mentioned but was a key figure in ww2
@@rothschild821 I wouldn't call him rarely mentioned. He's well know among anyone with even a bit of interest in ww2 history as the creator of Blitzkrieg tactics, the one who got Germany to add radio communication to tanks and as the one who planned the attack on Poland. Other people though that don't have as much interest would know Rommel better since both sides made propaganda specifically about him and he was more popular to talk about among allied countries as they saw him as an honorable commander. Guderian just didn't really have a reputation like that.
I salute him and thru his very good example as a man of high and good principles, a man who loved his family and motherland, loved and valued his men and respected his opponents, I am definitely convinced that he was one of the smartest and clean hearted Germans during the perilous times created & caused by Hitler’s against humanity dogmas. May his great legacies be celebrated and always give a true inspiration to all who are given the chance to lead!
From my point of view until today the role Rommel played is not clear and needs to be looked into more. To me this uncertainty is part of the mystery around Rommel.
Erwin Rommel. The Desert Fox. The Field Marshall who fought for Germany. The Man who defied Hitler and the Nazis. He, along with Bernard Montgomery & George S. Patton were Legends.
I honestly was a straight up career professional soldier. He strikes me as the type of guy who would do his job for free if it came to that situation. Loved his job,his work. In fact I bet through it all,up until the end. He never thought of his job as work.😎😎😎
It'd be awesome if Hollywood made a tank movie like Fury, but about Erwin "Desert Fox" Rommel and his Afrika Korp during their northern Africa campaign of ww2. Nevermind the fact he was a nazi, but he is considered one of the greatest tank commanders of all time and it would be awesome to see a movie from his perspective especially when the entire afrika Corp were stoned on pervitin/meth during their tank blitzkrieg.
Rommel was never a member of the Nazi Party. Political Parties were separate from military . Many Officers never joined. Later, they tried to assassinate Hitler.
Rommel wasn't a Nazi but was a general in the Germany army. Also when Hitler said to destroy the Jews - he refused. If he were a Nazi he would have complied.
Each time the British had forced their enemy back to El Agheila, dire circumstances elsewhere made them take troops away from the victorious army, first to Greece, then again later to the Far East. Only after El Alamein was this vicious circle broken and the British continued on to victory in Tunisia togerher with the US Army.
There is a character in Mahabharath, karnan, he was a very talented, good in mind but still, circumstances choose him to stand with evil group, Ervin's life had same fate of karnan
It's interesting that joining the military is a life decision commonly suggested to kids without direction. My friends kids I've talked to I ask what they wanna do they wanna go to college but don't know how to afford it. I suggest the national guard. The military is a respectable way to get a jump start on life.
Hear me out, i'm wondering if rommel didn't purposely take leave when the allies were to invade. The man served his people first which the best thing for them would have been the allies landing with the bleak situation on the eastern front He was likely mad at German high command for ruining his African campaign and delegating him to a side show He also disliked Hitler whom he viewed as a fool thus being the only way to resolve the war was to lose, with the allies being a more preferable victor. Rommel was a cunning man and perhaps knew that the allies could intercept their comms
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They talk about war、、、、
1. Hitler wins one day after the bombing of London, and this does not allow the fabrication of the war economy, and it is stopped.
2. Attacking Moscow would end the war, and he divided the corps in half and sent it to the Bagu oil fields.
3. Hitler is also a Jew, a Vienna Rothschild.
4. Now you can see that Hitler was forcing the generals to carry out the opposition of the operation.
5. In order to buy sympathy for Jews after the war, he deliberately made himself the Holocaust.
6. Serious incidents need to be verified. Germans are aho, so if you suspect the Holocaust, you will be arrested、、、、 Germans are stupid.
7 Hitler is the founding father of Israel, not dead. My daughter should put a beard on Merkel、、、、 It's very similar、、、、 ahaha.
@PeopleProfiles, your assessment of Rommel is fair, informative and balanced. But I want to point out, that the above comment from MRT14331 is very dubious, and I think you should either get rid of it or at least post an answer which clarifies things!
Thanks!
While working in a nursing home for disabled ex-service men and women, I got to know a man who had actually met Rommel. This man had been in the British 8th Army and was captured (I believe at Tobruk). Rommel was apparently keen to meet the British soldiers and spoke to each one individually, shaking them by the hand and personally seeing to their well being. He fought hard, but also showed respect to his opponents.
Rommel was supposed to be a good bloke.
That's incredible
My father always said Rommel was a disciplined leader and was at times respected by enemy forces for his genius tactical abiilities.
They talk about war、、、、
1. Hitler wins one day after the bombing of London, and this does not allow the fabrication of the war economy, and it is stopped.
2. Attacking Moscow would end the war, and he divided the corps in half and sent it to the Bagu oil fields.
3. Hitler is also a Jew, a Vienna Rothschild.
4. Now you can see that Hitler was forcing the generals to carry out the opposition of the operation.
5. In order to buy sympathy for Jews after the war, he deliberately made himself the Holocaust.
6. Serious incidents need to be verified. Germans are aho, so if you suspect the Holocaust, you will be arrested、、、、 Germans are stupid.
7 Hitler is the founding father of Israel, not dead. My daughter should put a beard on Merkel、、、、 It's very similar、、、、 ahaha.
I have a family friend who's grandfather fought him in ww2 and was taking prisoner. 100% backs up what you said. Apparently after a fight he would meet the troops and congratulate each on their battle.
There's something to be said when even your enemies have almost nothing but respect for your competence as a commander.
“Winning the men's confidence requires much of a commander. He must exercise care and caution, look after his men, live under the same hardships, and-above all- apply self discipline. But once he has their confidence, his men will follow him through hell and high water.”
― Erwin Rommel
Read where Rommel asked a young soldier what to do in a particular situation and the soldier stammered " Clausowitz says.... " to which Rommel yelled at him, " F---Clausowitz! What do YOU think? " Good man. Promoted individual thinking, potential. Decent.
He was a professional soldier at heart, not a murderer.
He had more HONOR then most of the OKW, only it took him awhile to realize
That HITLER was a LUNATIC
He was respected on both sides
He was an anti-Semite and supporter of Hitler, up to the moment when that support became inconvenient to him.
@@jeffhoffman6318 Is there a difference, all war is legalized murder.
A good man, a family man, a good soldier, a patriot, but was dealt a bad hand by fate,
They talk about war、、、、
1. Hitler wins one day after the bombing of London, and this does not allow the fabrication of the war economy, and it is stopped.
2. Attacking Moscow would end the war, and he divided the corps in half and sent it to the Bagu oil fields.
3. Hitler is also a Jew, a Vienna Rothschild.
4. Now you can see that Hitler was forcing the generals to carry out the opposition of the operation.
5. In order to buy sympathy for Jews after the war, he deliberately made himself the Holocaust.
6. Serious incidents need to be verified. Germans are aho, so if you suspect the Holocaust, you will be arrested、、、、 Germans are stupid.
7 Hitler is the founding father of Israel, not dead. My daughter should put a beard on Merkel、、、、 It's very similar、、、、 ahaha.
And for all that he did, he was murdered by the very people he fought for. Now that's gratitude.😢
@@SdM45 Same thing happen to Patton & Monty,
Montgomery was a putz.@@alexandarvoncarsteinzarovi3723
@@alexandarvoncarsteinzarovi3723Monty lived to great old age and honour.
"If I was going to take hell, I would use the Australians to take it and I would use the New Zealanders to defend it".
-Erwin Rommel
And then the devil send their best unit. The Emu Battalion.
It was said that when Rommel was asked what he needed to take the Suez Canal, his reply was "Give me 2 Divisions of ANZACs", not sure if that was true, but having studied the man, it probably was. I know he did have a great respect for the ANZAC troops, having encountered us in France during WW1, and again at Tobruk.
It feels really weird every time I hear this because my great-grandfather was a german tank commander but im australian so its working both ways.
@@bushranger51 Makes me proud!
Uncle Erwin 💖
Rommel must have missed his old command from the great war when dealing with hitlers utter insanity.
Oh yeah Germany grew to hate Hitler over a dozen assassination attempts on his life by his own military before he committed suicide.
That would not surprise me at all, since he was a soldier's soldier. 🙂
Field Marshal Rommel was a proper soldier, a great military commander and a man of unassailable honor! He was much admired on both sides of the war and for good reason! Rest in peace sir!
Semper Fidelis
Bruce. USMC
@@joseyzadoria7815 Idk, is there evidence he was devoutly against the party? Military came first for sure, but I haven't seen anything yet that says he was an opponent.
@@destubae3271 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣lol how the are you going to an field marshal oponent od the nazi party😂😂😂 he oposed to what hittler was becoming and there for try to remove him by kiling him. Dont you think that is a good oposition trying to kill him? To bad that the s.o.b. of hitler didnt d.
Semper Fi indeed talking to my great-uncle Hitler neglected his armies on the field and under the sea I don't think he was cut out for Warfare Stalingrad shows ask that how sad all those loss of lives on both sides
@@destubae3271 he never became a member in the party and it’s common knowledge that he wasn’t a fan of nazi ideology. however in the early years of the war he admired hitler until he didn’t…
Hear me out, i'm wondering if rommel didn't purposely take leave when the allies were to invade. The man served his people first which the best thing for them would have been the allies landing with the bleak situation on the eastern front
He was likely mad at German high command for ruining his African campaign and delegating him to a side show
He also disliked Hitler whom he viewed as a fool thus being the only way to resolve the war was to lose, with the allies being a more preferable victor.
Rommel was a cunning man and perhaps knew that the allies could intercept their comms
My father served with the RAF 14th Squadron in this Battle of El Alamein in 1941 ..he was 20 at that time. Because he would never want to speak of the War....this is the most information of his time in Alexandria, Tunisia, Libya....Tel Aviv....etc. that I have learned. I treasure the photos I have of him in the desert with the Squadron.....a young handsome man proudly fighting for Britain.
Jennifer Bent ;...love your comment of your Father,...my Dad served in the North African campaign, in the N.Z.Military Armed Forces, 8th Army Division - 4th Reinforcements, thru Egypt Palistine, (known them days), & went to Tripoli, El - Aleimain, & onto Masada, then to Italy, (Italia), being under Monty, thru Feld Marshal, of Tony Freyberg.
...also he went thru Alexandra too, as your Dad did.
@@angeladay9073 Angela I have quite a few pictures that I am so glad that I am the family member who saw the value/importance of having those in my possession to still reflect on and realize how young he was to be there. I have wanted to go to Israel and Egypt just to be on the same desert sand etc....but as it is....travel is not possible etc. etc. Happy to hear from you and hear about your Dad too. These fathers were and are still very precious to us girls who so loved and admired our Dads.
I have the same pictures of my grandfather fighting in the battle of the bulge. He was a 20 year old tank gunner in the 2nd SS Panzer Regiment "das Reich"
Never forget that the people you fight against are mostly regular people aswell. People with families, with dreams, fears, ambitions and hopes. They feel the same amount of pain as you do, if they get shot. They cry out for their mother in their last moments, just in a different language.
People who believe in god. Who feel a deep connection to their homeland and would sacrifice all for it.
Never forget that your opponent is human aswell
My Aussie father was also over there. He never spoke a word about the war either.
My opa (my grandfather) served as a radio technician in the Afrika Korps in Northern Africa under Rommel. He was captured by British forces and sent to a POW camp in ALABAMA! He knew then he’d emigrate to the USA and eventually he did... so if it wasn’t for serving for Rommel and being captured I would not exist today!
I admire the afrika korps.
I’d love to hear more of his story
Did he marry an Alabama woman?
Nazi
Very Brave Unit 15th 21st Planzer, 90th INF
One should not forget that Rommel also commanded some excellent Italian units besides his Afrika Korps. These were instrumental in some of his victories over the British up to the second battle of Alamein, during which the Italians fought with great courage and tenacity next to their German allies.
They talk about war、、、、
1. Hitler wins one day after the bombing of London, and this does not allow the fabrication of the war economy, and it is stopped.
2. Attacking Moscow would end the war, and he divided the corps in half and sent it to the Bagu oil fields.
3. Hitler is also a Jew, a Vienna Rothschild.
4. Now you can see that Hitler was forcing the generals to carry out the opposition of the operation.
5. In order to buy sympathy for Jews after the war, he deliberately made himself the Holocaust.
6. Serious incidents need to be verified. Germans are aho, so if you suspect the Holocaust, you will be arrested、、、、 Germans are stupid.
7 Hitler is the founding father of Israel, not dead. My daughter should put a beard on Merkel、、、、 It's very similar、、、、 ahaha.
I love these old history videos. My great grandfather served for britain in WW2, my grandmother was a young child when the bombing raids on london were going on by the nazis. Its very fascinating
It had to be frightening! But the British had grit and an invasion would be costly.
Rommel: an honorable soldier and German. Thank you for telling his story.
Had he been honorable, he would’ve fought against Hitler not joined him.
@@michiganmegomaniacs211 bruh he was surving his country
It’s well known that he didn’t support the nazi party and he didn’t think highly of hitler he was loyal to his country and the men serving with him
@@jaggerfoxland8103l He was enabling mass genocide and the death of civil society, you illiterate fucking cretin.
Rommel had said he was a military man not a political man. He was never bothered at the start with any of the political stuff that Hitler was doing.. he became wise to it toward the end and that's when it was pretty much too late for him.
There is a destroyer in the modern German navy called " dkm Rommel ". A fitting tribute to a magnificent soldier .
A true soldier and man of honour.
A Honorable man,a great general.
Got to admit this totally changes my original conception of Erwin Rommel, I always thought he was like all of Hitler's men and officers under him but after seeing this , I now have to say that yes Rommel served under Nazi Germany but was not a Nazi himself; like other military men he served and fought for his country not for a crazed dictator. A truly ;loyal man to his country, his family and to his men under him; I must say after seeing this that although he fought for Germany I have more respect now for him than I did before.
He also didn't really have a choice and died because of his opposition to hitler
The Man whom both sides respect.
Of all the Commander during WW-2
the I admire you the most.
Rest In Peace Legend.
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As the saying goes that 'history is written by the winners' tend to portray Rommel as the saving face for a battered nation. With both tenacity and errors that Rommel led forces faced it is hard to brush away a hero that was rightly named 'Desert Fox'. In the words of the war-time PM of GB he praised Rommel, "May I say, across the havoc of war, a great general”.
“In a man to man fight, the winner is he who has one more round in his magazine”
Erwin Rommel
Romney was a soldiers soldier. As said he loved his country and did his duty to his conscience. A soldier like that would certainly come to distrust his Furher!! So pleased his family lived on. He was a man to be admired in my mind!!
(....but I am just an old woman. What do I know?)I
Love your programmes. Thank you
I've have admired Rommel ever since a childhood reading of the book, THE DESERT FOX, by Desmond Young and likewise viewing of the movies, THE DESERT FOX and THE DESERT RATS where the actor, James Mason portrayed Rommel in both movies and have most of the books written about him and the AFRIKAKORPS. The battle for North Africa has been called the last joust where any degree of chivalry was shown by the combatants with Rommel's attitude and actions being a chief reason for this.
Certainly a driven man who got the job done.
Interesting and informative
Nice 1
My father was a desert rat fighting Rommel in the desert , he had a lot of respect from the allied soldiers
I know it's not funny, but I couldn't help but LOL @ Rommel running over the French while "possibly intoxicated". WW2 Had to be the most insane time a person could live through.
He worked for the bad guys, but strikes me as the sort of commander that you would want to follow regardless of which side you're on.
Just yesterday i was watching the Niels Bormann episode and the Himmler one and thought how about they make one on Rommel and one day later here we go! You can read my thoughts :)
Lol borman was Martin, niels bohr was a scientist
Like history. Keep the vids coming. Glad I subscribed to your channel Greetings from Ireland 🇮🇪
Great channel. Really well delivered, super informativ. Refreshing lack of bias and personal opinion. Well done.
As a boy I was fascinated by Rommel and his leadership style as well as his humanity. My dear departed cat was named Rommel.
O melhor general alemão, alguém com princípios até ao fim.... excelente documentário.
Feldmarschall Erwin Rommel was the best German strategist and tactician General of WW2. Thanks People Profiles, and narrator Alexander Doddy.
nope. first is von mannstein. second would be guderian. third would be model. rommel certainly one of the top 10 but nowhere near those three
During Desert Storm I was told a story by one of the 2 ACR soldiers. An captured Iraqi COL was being transported in a Bradley. Hung up on the inside of the Bradley was a portrait of Feld Marschall Rommel. He was puzzled by this and asked the vehicle commander why they would hang a portrait of the enemy in their vehicle. He was told by the commander that Rommel was one of the most brilliant tank commanders in history and the US studied and implemented his tactics to great effect. If Iraq had done the same, he would not be a prisoner being transported in one of our vehicles.
I think it was 1935 when Erwin Rommel, in command of the Wurttemberg battalion was informed of Hitler's visit to the area and a military parade was in order of all the area's units along with other outside units. Hitler had already read Rommel's "Infantry Attacks" and was very impressed by it. From what I remember reading, tradition dictated, the Nazi Waffen SS was the unit which had the honor of leading the parade. Informed of this, Rommel in disgust informed the organizers in that case his unit would match first or would absolutely refuse to march at all. Hearing this this, Hitler approved Rommel's unit marching first....Of course in October, 1944, Hitler and his goons showed Rommel and his staff and family what the NSDAP was really all about and all of Erwin's sacrifices to his country were in vain. His former Allied enemies treated him and honored him in death better than his own criminal regime did...
Many who would be considered to serve often were pressed into service.
RIP
Erwin Rommel
(1891-1944)
There was a story when a captured British General approach Rommel and complained of the limited food rations for his men ...Rommel replied "My dear General, your men are receiving the same rations as my men"...That's respect
I have been in situations similar to Rommel’s, but not as significant as his stance against Hitler. These situations seem to end with pain, punishment, and in Rommel’s case, his life. I greatly admire Rommel as a man of principle and a military genius.
How can you compare your self to a rommel dog?
If I had a chance to meet Rommel, I would give him a huge hug and say" God Bless you, sir for standing up against Hitler. Smart man! Just like his counterpart, Claus Von Stauffenberg!
Aussies leave after holding Tobruk for 8 months. Tobruk falls two weeks after Aussies leave . Hmmmmmmm
It’s always pondered over here in Australia. And the axis did attack Tobruk when garrisoned by the anzacs. They even meantion it in this video. They just rebuffed the attack and then the axis laid siege. During the attacks and the siege the aussies, brits, Indians, and pols tended to pop up and fight back out of nowhere like rats in the desert.
But they came back & Rommel said why are we having such a hard time taking ground, he was told the Australians are back.
@@craigconstable9407 no one expects an Aussie interdiction 😝
Australia has one of the world's strongest army ofc they gonna have a hard time takin it.
@@ovo_daedae6678 Not true.
A great general and Human
However one cannot deny that when the allies invaded Normandy, he was celebrating the birthday of his wife.
Nor did anyone know where the landing would take place
Please consider making a video about Heinz Guderian
General Erwin Rommel the Dessert Fox is a soldier and a Gentleman of all the German units of World War 2 only the Afrika Corps are bereft of war atrocities committed during the war! He placed his mens lives at first above anything else! He didn’t asked his men of anything that he cannot done by himself! Leadership by example! Salute to a Great soldiers! K
Field Marshal Erwin Romeo,was a man of great skill and courage.
He never joined the Nazi party.
I know I'm late I've been binging your videos since I found your TH-cam channel. Your videos are so good thank you
I wouldn't go so far as to claim Rommel was a genius. I would say he thought out side of the box, was innovative, intuitive, a quick study and a decisive commander not afraid to command from the front. just the type of a person I would follow.
Releasing this a second time is not a bad thing. We always learn something new when we watch this. Look forward to your next upcoming video. You guys do excellent work thank you.
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It was only due to Hitler's idiotic stubborness that hundreds of thousands of crack German troops were lost, first in Tunisia then in Northern France. He reinforced defeat in Tunisia, sending more troops in, instead of evacuating the remnants of the Afrika Korps - arguably some of the best troops in the Wehrmacht - and in Normandy, instead of withdrawing his army, he attacked west, forcing his troops into the Falaise pocket and death or defeat. Excellent troops were thrown away on principles, just like at Stalingrad in the east. Hitler actually shortened the war by decimating his own army by his orders.
I think Winston Churchill has the best quote to describe the kind of person Erwin Rommel was "We have a very daring and skillful opponent against us, and, may I say across the havoc of war, a great general."
I am an admirer of Field Marshall Erwin Rommel...si much so I named my only son Erwin Rommel
Nice video about Famous Germany officer ROMEL with clear explaining of his life in details
John Monash doesn’t get enough love. Had a keen mind for combined arms movement for a WW1 general.
My great-uncle was in WWII they were scared of Rommel now I know why
A legendary German Commander...
Rommel was a military genius who was not a part of the Nazi party.
Everyone I know loves Erwin Rommel..
Really?..
@@thevillaaston7811 yea!!
Your Mother must be so proud.
Rommel was an interesting man. I wondered during the presentation when Patton would be mentioned? The Americans had a big role in the Allies ultimate victory to my remembrance. However the chief focus of the show was on Rommel. This documentary was well done.
I have often wondered what would have happened if the German commanders in Operation Barbarossa had thought like Rommel and been unwilling to sacrifice so much; how the Germans might have done. I think that they were ultimately doomed given the tremendous capabilities of American 🇺🇸 production. However if they had said to themselves: “We’re going to back up 500 miles, rebuild our tanks, airplanes, and have our men heal; and then figure out what to do.” It would have been intriguing 🤨?
Because Rommel was in Africa and was so immensely popular, he probably got away with more than any other general would have. He was one of the few who refused to execute commandos-even the ones who tried to kill him. General Heinz Guderian (Panzer Heinz) was sacked when he called Hitler and F'in idiot when he divided his tank forces and led to the Germans being within sight of Moscow when the winter set in. There was a book I read a long time ago called Devil's Virtuosos that explained the genius of Erich Von Manstein, Heinz Guderian and Erwin Rommel. Luckily for the rest of the world, Hitler snatched defeat out of victory over and over.
A great general famous for his tactical skills, admired by his men and even his enemies. He said goodbye to his family before getting into the car and go to commit suicide .
Don't think he didn't know about the holocaust. All the high ranking people knew. He looked away just so he could stay in that uniform.
Thank you for this...
The Most Adorable Military Genius ....He Stood to what was RIGHT ...Even at the cost of his Life
Such a tragedy Operation Valkyrie didn’t succeed in killing Hitler. Germany would have sued for peace. Potentially saving millions of lives on all sides. If you haven’t seen that movie I highly recommend it!
Guess i'm going to bed late
Always great videos. But if you're going to do WW2 generals of fame, go for Von Manstein & Von Manteuffel, unless already done :)
Every WW2 figure of note will be done.
@@PeopleProfiles please dont forget my favorite ketshup heinz guderian, i mean just look at his face, hes so lovelable and very little mentioned but was a key figure in ww2
@@rothschild821 I wouldn't call him rarely mentioned. He's well know among anyone with even a bit of interest in ww2 history as the creator of Blitzkrieg tactics, the one who got Germany to add radio communication to tanks and as the one who planned the attack on Poland. Other people though that don't have as much interest would know Rommel better since both sides made propaganda specifically about him and he was more popular to talk about among allied countries as they saw him as an honorable commander. Guderian just didn't really have a reputation like that.
No, we will not ignore the unknown hero's. You will wait your turn as there are many people to talk about.
Rommel was never a Nazi.
Do you have other merchandise available?
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Field marshal Rommel was the greatest leader of them all and treated is prisoners of war well RIP.
Rommel was sitting on/between two chairs....that was the point which costs him his life ☝️😎
My father in law fought Rommel in Egypt. One day walked downstairs with a piece of shrapnel that worked itself out in the 1970s
Rommel was first and foremost a Soldier. Apparently a man of Honor and he respected the forces he had to fight and was NOT a murderer like the Nazis.
I salute him and thru his very good example as a man of high and good principles, a man who loved his family and motherland, loved and valued his men and respected his opponents, I am definitely convinced that he was one of the smartest and clean hearted Germans during the perilous times created & caused by Hitler’s against humanity dogmas. May his great legacies be celebrated and always give a true inspiration to all who are given the chance to lead!
Possibly a video about Charles Upham in the future?
From my point of view until today the role Rommel played is not clear and needs to be looked into more.
To me this uncertainty is part of the mystery around Rommel.
Erwin Rommel. The Desert Fox. The Field Marshall who fought for Germany. The Man who defied Hitler and the Nazis.
He, along with Bernard Montgomery & George S. Patton were Legends.
What a legacy. Shame school doesn't teach about him
While I like the title you chose overall, I can’t help wishing you would’ve titled the Video “Erwin Rommel: The Magnificent Bastard”
The best colonel ever lived
Enjoyed this
Would you consider doing a profile on Heinz Guderian, the father of blitzkrieg, I never see anything about him.
Greatest General of WWII
The real bavarian knight, true hero from Germany
Was that incorrect statement abt Rommel joining the party ever corrected
Please consider doing Admiral Sir William Sidney Smith sir.
He can at least take him to dinner first 😂
He died 80 years ago today. RIP.
I honestly was a straight up career professional soldier. He strikes me as the type of guy who would do his job for free if it came to that situation. Loved his job,his work. In fact I bet through it all,up until the end. He never thought of his job as work.😎😎😎
It'd be awesome if Hollywood made a tank movie like Fury, but about Erwin "Desert Fox" Rommel and his Afrika Korp during their northern Africa campaign of ww2. Nevermind the fact he was a nazi, but he is considered one of the greatest tank commanders of all time and it would be awesome to see a movie from his perspective especially when the entire afrika Corp were stoned on pervitin/meth during their tank blitzkrieg.
Rommel was never a member of the Nazi Party.
Political Parties were separate from military . Many Officers never joined. Later, they tried to assassinate Hitler.
@@sarahhearn-vonfoerster7401 Oh.
I too wish to see a film where meth-head nazis are machine-gunned in their hundreds of thousands.
Hollywood will never make a German general a good general...
Rommel wasn't a Nazi but was a general in the Germany army. Also when Hitler said to destroy the Jews - he refused. If he were a Nazi he would have complied.
Definitely honorable.
40:45 field marshall of the luftwaffe? Why not Air Marshall?
One of the Greatest general in the 20th century
Captain Peacock mentioned his name on an episode of Are you being served?
That was one of my first shows I saw from England. I watched it every Saturday on GPBS
Respects to Rommel
Each time the British had forced their enemy back to El Agheila, dire circumstances elsewhere made them take troops away from the victorious army, first to Greece, then again later to the Far East. Only after El Alamein was this vicious circle broken and the British continued on to victory in Tunisia togerher with the US Army.
Does anyone know where to get a replica of Rommel's Baton?
There is a character in Mahabharath, karnan, he was a very talented, good in mind but still, circumstances choose him to stand with evil group, Ervin's life had same fate of karnan
Very true
It's interesting that joining the military is a life decision commonly suggested to kids without direction. My friends kids I've talked to I ask what they wanna do they wanna go to college but don't know how to afford it. I suggest the national guard. The military is a respectable way to get a jump start on life.
If my son ever expressed that he doesn't know how to start life I'd suggest the military. I grew up a screw up. I laid my foundation in factories.
It took an entire allied effort to beat Rommel Korps.
“Am on the coast”
Rommel was ahead of his time texting Hitler
RIP The great desert fox
Rommel's personal advisor was a South African of German origin named Heinz Schmidt you can look it up
correction ... it is not Danzig but Gdańsk.
Hear me out, i'm wondering if rommel didn't purposely take leave when the allies were to invade. The man served his people first which the best thing for them would have been the allies landing with the bleak situation on the eastern front
He was likely mad at German high command for ruining his African campaign and delegating him to a side show
He also disliked Hitler whom he viewed as a fool thus being the only way to resolve the war was to lose, with the allies being a more preferable victor.
Rommel was a cunning man and perhaps knew that the allies could intercept their comms