Erwin Rommel: The Desert Fox
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ย. 2024
- Erwin Rommel is by far the most famous General of the Second World War, yet not much is actually known of him in details. What was his life like before the war? What did he think of Hitler? Did he plan to overthrow Hitler? There's a lot to know, and he lived a very interesting life. My first full length biography video, enjoy!
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Patton realized, too late, who the real enemy was
Then he died mysteriously
Very random but yes I know! Odd that he waited until after killing 100,000's of them before being like oh, maybe I prefer these guys
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Tragic irony?
@@ZoomerHistorian Patton was the last of the great american general in the vein of Stonewall Jackson and Andrew Jackson. he was really good at his job xD
@@ZoomerHistorianimagine if Patton had gotten his chance to speak out. Before or after.
Yes, his letters to his wife make his views very clear. One does wonder about his 'accident', especially as the truck that hit him seemed to speed up. As to who the real enemy was, he was quite correct.
He was really called The Desert Fox for his rugged good looks.
In fact, they say the real reason that Churchill was so rabid for war with Germany was that Rommel had turned down Churchill's advances at a Christmas party in 1929.
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That's bullshit, but I believe it
Rommel's book is titled "Attacks" in english. And it is still one of the best small unit infantry tactics books out there even with the advances in warfighting tech. It's also a great read if you're not in need of tactical theory training as unlike most tactics text books each tactical lesson is preceded by rommel's account of the engagment in the 1st world war that he learned the lesson in. Which makes it much less dry than any US Army or Marine doctrine book.
It is also still on the USMC commandant's reading list under the Company Grade officer section but is very useful for squad leaders and even fireteam leaders
Probably the best bio vid on Rommel. For a man that likes to joke with his men he always appears stern. Of course i never knew him. However, i have worked with men who served under him. The respect they had for his bravery, knowledge and leadership has been universal. Unlike many of our leaders who left troops behind like MacArthur, he seems the type who'd never do this.
My great uncle...died fighting at El Alamein...he was with the NZ anti tank regiment...in his letters home..he spoke of the respect he had for the Afrika Corps as oppents...
It is a Tragic end really leaves a bitter taste in the mouth. Such a Great Man, it's terrible how he was treated in the end honestly. I wouldn't be able to order his death after all he had done.
100%, it’s very sad and given a bit more time I think it would’ve been okay, but tensions were understandably running so high that things were crazy
"A bitter taste in the mouth" you say... A bit on the nose lol
I can tell this is gonna be a banger
Thanks king, I hope so!
@@ZoomerHistorian it was, great video.
@@AntonBerglund88 Thanks very much brother
I think what keeps WW2 alive in our cultural memory is there were so many memorable characters on all sides.
...that and the fact that it was by far the largest and most deadly conflict in human history.
@@maltehenryk1409 Several Chinese conflicts take the 2nd, 3rd and 4th place spots in terms of deaths. They aren't remembered a tenth as much as say, WW1. There's a lot more to war than devastation
More importantly, WW2 and WW1 had a lot more of an impact on our (Western) history
@vaingloriant It DID have a serious impact on the course of history, that's for sure, but I don't know to what extent people are actually aware of that.
Most will primarily see it as a conflict that brought unparalleled death, suffering, and destruction to a continent that had a very long period of relative peace and wealth for many decades afterwards.
@@vaingloriant notice how you said chinese. The world wars were global. Not resigned to east asia
You really knocked it out of the park with this one! I think you're onto something with the biography style vids.
Thank you brother, anyone you wanna see one on?
@@ZoomerHistorian degrelle and skorzeny are good candidates, but someone more low profile who is not often talked about would make a good video too, should you manage to find information on someone like that.
@@ZoomerHistorian Hans Ulrich Rudel!!
@@ZoomerHistoriananother little gem of video thank you!
Biographies are another great line to expand your amazing channel absolutely.
Leon Degrelle is a definite yes, just finished reading his book : "Hitler Democrat" oh boy..... what a book....
And the British gentleman (Sir Oswald I think) I'd love to learn more about him as I literally didn't know about him until 3 days ago on a random short!
@@hamilcarbarca8659 absolutely! Another giant.
6:57 . He did have a big hobby. Photography! He loved to photograph, especially pure scenery and war events. He didnt like staged photos though, a deliberate smile into the camera made the photo impure.
As an important sidenote I am not sure if he already had the hobby during the first world war.
As a child i remember reading about and admiring Erwin Rommel
Would loooove to see a video on Leon Degrelle
It’s on the list, won’t be till after August once I’m full time however
I guarantee you that GL was inspired by Rommel for Anakin Skywalker as a Jedi General in war. “ Adored by his soldiers and never asking them what he wouldn’t do himself.” Pretty much two descriptions in CW that they used to describe him. It’s insane where GL got names, inspiration and character backstories.
Thanks for Making these Videos as well man. Doing gods work.
Thank you so much brother, means the world! I’ve messaged you on Patreon
By hinting at a Leon Degrelle version off these factually thorough, yet still entertaining biographies has secured yourself a very loyal, very autistic donor. I’ll also be endorsing your channel in all my social circles. Keep up the good work brother.
Great video! Keep up the good work.
Thank you very much my friend
discovered you channel yesterday and I am watching all your vids, great content mate
Thank you very much! Any videos you'd like to see?
Amazing work! I hope you’ve already got a history PhD because you would get a 100% grade
I failed my history exams because I had my phone (turned off) in my pocket and then when the exam ended they made me empty my pockets, pain!
Outrageous! I had my phone (turned on) the entire time and didn’t get checked once! Have a good bank holiday weekend and can’t wait for the next vid!
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lol I failed my mine because I went full autism and absolutely shut down the bias questions and said very politically incorrect things but I didn’t care at the time lol
When fighting an enemy with superior resources, you have no choice but to take risks and stretch the boys thin for and overwhelming assault in another spot. The man fought similarly to Robert e Lee
I appreciate the effort you put in bro. Top notch stuff. One thing in particular I enjoy about your content is you don't have that cheesy danger music that implies some evil connotation like some others do. Its pretty much just you talking at a reasonably fast, steady pace. I have to watch a lot of videos on 2x speed because i cant handle it when people talk too slow lol but your tempo is mint👌
11:01 which is why I listen to this channel
Really great and Based video, definitely should do more of these kind of videos!!!❤❤❤❤
Thanks dude!
I think Rommel started to lose it after the Africa campaign. How tf did he expect peace to be made with the western allies?? Germany was sending peace proposals at a time when things were advantageous for both parties, by 1944 the writing was on the wall, the allies would never have accepted peace then if they didn’t accept it in 1940. These pie in the sky idealists like Jünger and Rommel either didn’t know the geo politics correctly or were delusional. The allies would never have made peace and shut down peace talks on every occasion. They were however brilliant soldiers but I have to side with big A on this one.
Also have you read David Irving’s book on Rommel? His interpretation is Rommel knew virtually nothing of the plot but his assigned sub commander was heavily involved, he blamed Rommel at his trial to shift the blame. Rommel was in some meetings but not to talking about any serious plotting just ideas and apparently he felt Germany’s only hope was trusting in uncle A. big dog…..
Rommel took blame to protect his family and his supposed friends. However perhaps Irving’s interpretation is wrong. Either way this was a cracking video!
Yeah from my understanding he had no involvement with the murder at all, or even knew about it. But he was so deeply involved in the rest that it was by definition treason sadly, even though I don’t think he hated Hitler or was being malicious, he just cared about the German people and got wrapped up in it. Between a rock and a hard place!
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Very well done documentary. Good work.
I share your excitement for this great man. Good Video! I only wish you would have spoken less fast.
Fixed in later videos, terribly sorry
Not making fun but just so you know it’s pronounced Air-vin not Erwin
Degrelle would be amazing
Nice taste! 1:25 Sommer, See, und Sonnenschein.
Two comments I’d like to make. First, although Rommel hated being in charge of Hitler’s HQ protection battalion, he nevertheless learned tremendously about the effectiveness of modern mechanized manoeuvre warfare, which he put to good use when he was next put in command of Seventh Panzer. Secondly, by the time Rommel arrived in Africa, the Enigma decrypts the British were receiving were yielding spectacular dividends. Every unit in the Africa Corps, their strengths, dispositions, supply issues and morale, were known to the British high command. They were confident they could anticipate any attack, simply because orders would be sent telling Rommel when the time was right. As it was, initially, they knew Rommel was ordered to take a defensive posture and build up his forces. It therefore came as a major surprise when Rommel seized the opportunity and simply attacked on his own initiative. Something he repeatedly did throughout the North African campaign. Unfortunately for Rommel, Hitler asked for a detailed attack plan for his El Alamein offensive, which Montgomery read with great interest.
Good stuff man, keep it up
Thank you very much!
11:16 "as opposed to map autism."
They're fully compatible though. I could tell...
Another general who isn't mentioned much is Hans Valentin Hube.The story of "Hube's Pocket" is fascinating.His troops called him "Der Mensch".
Its funny that the thing which he always asks for more units ¼ of a million men was only given at the end in tunisia whrn it was too late.
Thank you for another awsome video Zoomer_Historian. Pray deborah lipstadt doesnt come after you with a defamation case lol
Hey I didn't even say anything controversial this time! Thanks brother
Great video ❤
Thank you very much brother
Three minor editing mistakes? Damn! If you're watching this at release, they're being processed in the youtube editor and itll be fixed in a few hours. (I only have like 2 hours a day spare which I use all of on writing, editing or recording and im usually editing with my son in my hands, sorry! I'll be full time in a few months and it'll be easier to avoid mistakes then)
Walburga's story is quite sad.
Please do a video on Manstein
Thanks again for some quality content are you making these as you go or do you have a backlog of these videos?
It is a shame what happened to Erwin Rommel he really did serve his country to the end.
There isn’t a backlog no, I’m making them as a go! Hopefully a normal sized 10 min video out today (Saturday) if not definitely tomorrow
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Dam I'm sure you had to have a lot of this research done ahead of time, but keep up the good work man I'll keep spreading your channel on my alternate platforms for you.
@@friendlyneighbourhoodsunwheel Thank you, you have no idea how much that type of thing helps!
Thank you for bringing up the 28th ongobongo DIV!
You wont get copyright striked, you're going to be drone striked 😂
Can you do a seriws on Hydreich?
Definitely seems like there is an inhuman amount of praise left behind for him. I’m a little skeptical he was such a perfect soldier but those are the kinds of things you say when a soldier seems perfect. Are there movies specifically about rommel
great stuff
Question: Do you have sources regarding Erwin Rommel?
I would love to know what you think about the american revolution.
ONGO BONGO DIVISION?!But thats what im here for!,lol,jk.Love this bio and diggin the channel.I appreciate your covering history as it should..BIAS FREE,JUST STATING RECORDS AND EVENTS & FACTS!WOW,go figure.😮😊
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If Erwin Rommel is a Desert Fox, Khalid ibn-al-Walid is a desert Eagle 👀
Would have liked to have seen him take over Germany. Less fascist and idealist and more common sense and pragmatic. While he was a patriot, he was not a member of the nsdap as far as I know.
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I think it depends where you are. I’d say MacArthur, Patton and certainly Eisenhower are all more famous than Rommel in the US.
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Excellent material
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I have watched hours of your videos. Jesus died for your sins. repent in the lord.
The last German Knight.
So much love thank you
A good man stuck between a rock and a hard place
I'm annoyed I didn't think of that expression now! Summed it up perfectly.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rommel_myth
@@aclown36 Real and True, he wasnt the most devout Nazi but he certainly wasn’t the biggest Hitler hater ever, the same as most commanders
When did he ever betray Hitler.@NephilimDestroyer
Kind of hilarious how the French woman called Germans barbarians while it was her own people that caused and started the war with Germany.
She didnt know that. Most likely she was told that they were by her government.
It seems to me that many Germans were gentlemen while many allies were barbaric.
Nice to hear a fresh perspective on these events. I've been interested in WW2 my entire life and am, admittedly, a Germanophile. Your documentaries are far superior to any I can remember. I particularly enjoy when you correlate this era with contemporary events. 1920s Berlin degeneracy/modern American culture
I'd be down to hear more about the Ongo Bongo division
Lore of Erwin Rommel: The Desert Fox momentum 100
Monte is a joke! Rommel is that guy.
video on Mosley would be good
I've noticed a recent trend in people attacking Rommels character and calling him a war criminal.
Because he was considered an honorable nazi and theres not supposed to be such a thing.
@@storm___he wasn’t a Nazi to begin with
Stop using Nazi as a synonym to German soldier
It is not appropriate or the same !
@@tavish4699 he was though? He wasnt a bad guy but he was a nazi. I think you are under the false pretense that nazi = 100000% bad but in reality its much grayer and the lines are blurred. They were all human we have to remember that.
@@storm___No he was a member of the Wehrmacht (German Army). However he was not an SS or agreed with their policies. He was a soldier and that’s it. Castle Itter is a small battle towards the end of the war where US, Wehrmacht and French POWs teamed up against the SS. Calling a German Solider a N has been used too interchangeably and the mistake is thinking everyone in Germany’s Military is one.
@@nomos_lol you did not have to be in the ss to be a national socialist. Ss were just the most fanatic and were accepted by a program they applied to. Most germans were sympathetic and devout national socialists at the time. Its just a fact.
Rommel is a Beast. I have admired him since I was a preteen. God Bless Rommel.
Thanks for the historical information.
No problem Mr Dolphin
This is fantastic
Really really appreciate it!
On that intro, von Witzleben, Infantry guy, also met the Rommel end and should be remembered like him.
Video?
little bit of a trivia question here i only found out recent but i did read or see documented video that Rommel died in action believing that for some years, but in fact died taking his own life instead of a state execution because of high treason (Op. Valkyrie). When, specifically year, was the facts of his death declassified if anyone who knows is so kind to answer? thank you
His name literally sounds militaristic.
Zhukov is probably a lot more popular in Eastern European countries than Rommel.
Infantry attacks is a great book
The Desert Fox was a great book
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