Field Marshal Rommel

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Relay
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Gullet
gptkb:Battle_of_Char
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Knight's_Cross_of_the_Iron_Cross
gptkbp:birth_date November 15, 1891
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Herrlingen_Cemetery
gptkbp:child gptkb:Manfred_Rommel
gptkb:Klaus_Rommel
gptkb:Gerhard_Rommel
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Panzer_Army_Africa
gptkb:7th_Panzer_Division
gptkb:Afrika_Korps
German forces in Normandy
German forces in France
German forces in Italy
German forces in the Mediterranean
gptkbp:death_date October 14, 1944
gptkbp:died_in gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:education Military Academy in Danzig
gptkbp:family Rommel family
gptkbp:famous_quote “ The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.”
“ The victor will never be asked if he told the truth.”
“ In the absence of orders, go find something and kill it.”
“ I am not a politician, I am a soldier.”
“ You cannot be a hero without being a coward.”
gptkbp:fought_in gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Erwin_Johannes_Eugen_Rommel
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Field Marshal Rommel
gptkbp:influenced Modern military strategy
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Clausewitz
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:North_African_Campaign
Guerrilla warfare tactics
Tank warfare tactics
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:military_rank gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Desert_Fox
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_El_Alamein
gptkbp:political_position gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:posthumous_recognition Honorary citizen of Stuttgart
gptkbp:rank gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:service_years 1910–1944
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lucie_Rommel