Rommel
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- proper noun
- /ˈrɑːməl/
- The legacy of Rommel as a military leader is still studied in military academies today.
- Erwin Rommel
- Marshal Rommel
- Field Marshal Rommel
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Watch on YouTubeThat explains why I went to Irwin Rommel Middle School, the Fighting Desert Foxes.
- That explains why I went to Irwin Rommel Middle School, the Fighting Desert Foxes.
- The defeat of the British and Australian Army under General got at the hands of Rommel and his Africa core.
- And you know, he talks about Rommel, for example, and he says no strategy on earth could have defeated Irwin Rommel.
Examples
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Erwin Rommel was known for his innovative tactics in the North African campaign during World War II.
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Seefeld was a member of General Erwin Rommel's soon-to-be-famous Afrika Corps, and his enemies were the "Tommies" under the command of Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery.
Fiction book (1996) -
Field marshal Rommel has been wounded.
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Instead, German General Rommel rushed across North Africa to grab the Suez Canal and control all oil shipping through the canal.
Blog text (10) -
German troops under Rommel and British and Canadian soldiers under Field Marshal Montgomery swept back and forth along the coastal road right outside the gate.
Academic text (2002) -
British agents attempted to kill German Field Marshal Irwin Rommel during the North African campaign (n94) and did kill SS Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich in 1942.
Academic text (2010) -
During the war, many praised Rommel for his leadership and strategic brilliance on the battlefield.
Synonyms
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A nickname for the German general Erwin Rommel who led forces in North Africa during World War II
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A German general known for leading forces in North Africa during World War II
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rommel is a German family name, best known for Erwin Rommel, a World War II military leader nicknamed 'Desert Fox'. A helpful way to remember the name is to think of it sounding like 'rumble', the sound of tanks in the desert, which links to his role as a commander in North Africa.