Field Marshal Erwin Rommel

GPTKB entity

Properties (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military leader
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Oak_Leaves_to_the_Knight's_Cross
gptkb:Knight's_Cross_of_the_Iron_Cross
gptkb:Swords_to_the_Knight's_Cross
gptkbp:birthDate November 15, 1891
gptkbp:burialPlace Denkmal für die Gefallenen der beiden Weltkriege
gptkbp:children gptkb:Manfred_Rommel
gptkb:Gerhard_Rommel
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:7th_Panzer_Division
Afrika Korps
gptkbp:controversy Involvement in the July 20 plot
gptkbp:deathDate October 14, 1944
gptkbp:famousFor Leadership_in_North_Africa
Defensive_tactics_in_Normandy
gptkbp:famousQuote “The victor will never be asked if he told the truth.”
“You cannot be a hero without being a coward.”
“In the absence of orders, go find something and kill it.”
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Johannes_Erwin_Eugen_Rommel
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Respected by both allies and enemies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
gptkbp:influenced Military strategy
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Carl_von_Clausewitz
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:North_African_Campaign
Battle of El Alamein
Blitzkrieg tactics
gptkbp:legacy Influence on modern military tactics
Symbol_of_German_military_prowess
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:German_Army
gptkb:Military_Academy_in_Danzig
gptkb:War_School_in_Karlsruhe
gptkbp:nationality German
gptkbp:nickname The Desert Fox
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Heidenheim_an_der_Brenz
gptkbp:placeOfDeath Herrlingen
gptkbp:portrayedBy gptkb:Tom_Cruise
gptkb:James_Mason
Rod Steiger
gptkbp:posthumousRecognition Portrayed in films and literature
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Field_Marshal
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:spouse Lucie Rommel
gptkbp:strategicGoals Combined arms tactics
Use of tanks in warfare