Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel  (15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944) (known as the Desert Fox Wüstenfuchs, listen (help·info)), was a famous German Field Marshal of World War II.

He was a highly decorated officer in World War I, awarded the Pour le Mérite for his exploits on the Italian front. In World War II, he further distinguished himself as the commander of the Ghost Division during the 1940 invasion of France. However, it was his leadership of German and Italian forces in the