#OTD On Feb 20, 1943: German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's forces broke through U.S. lines at Kasserine Pass in Tunisia. Inexperienced American troops suffered their first major #WWII defeat in North Africa, resulting in over 6,000 casualties including thousands taken prisoner.
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On #ThisDayInHistory in 1942, #ErwinRommel disobeyed an order from #Hitler to hold in #Egypt -- the loony Führer said a "strong will" could prevail; that it was "victory or death". #SecondBattleOfElAlamein was a rout; Rommel tried to save what was left in a fighting retreat.

On June 22, 1942, Erwin Rommel became Field Marshal after taking Tobruk. Hitler's swift promotion boosted expectations for Rommel, yet he worried about material shortages, a problem the new rank didn't fix. Despite its high propaganda value, battlefield challenges continued. #erwinrommel #history

Anstandskultur Die Sauerbruchstraße wird es künftig in Lingen nicht mehr geben. Doch alle anderen sechs, gestern im Rat der Stadt zur Abstimmung gestellten Straßennamen nach Nazi-Parteigängern und -Profiteuren bl…

In meiner Heimatstadt #Lingen wird weiter eine Straße nach #ErwinRommel benannt bleiben.

Ja, so habe ich auch geguckt.

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Entrevista a Pere Cardona: “A lo largo de los años he conocido decenas de veteranos y la mayoría de ellos coinciden en la importancia de rescatar estas historias para no repetirlas de nuevo” Pocos autores españoles conocen la Segunda Guerra Mundial como el barcelonés Pere Cardona. En su carrera, ha publicado varios libros sobre el lado más personal de la guerra, buscando los testimonios, ...

Muy agradecido al portal #Todoliteratura, por su reciente entrevista.

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Martin Koenigsberg's review of Rommel's Ghost Division 4/5: David Mitchell-Green continues his romp through Nazi General Erwin Rommel's photo journal in this "Victory in the West" edition of the Images of War series. In 1940, after Dunkirk, the Wehrmacht ...

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Martin Koenigsberg's review of Rommel's Ghost Division 4/5: This edition in the Images Of War is a little bit different from previous versions. Most of the time they are carefully curated photo essays drawn from previously unpublished or under published i...

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