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Erwin Rommel's Accomplishments
When the name Erwin Rommel is mentioned the most commonly associated things are something like; the Desert fox, Afrika Corps, North Africa, WWII. While Rommel indeed is famous and infamous for his actions in the German North Africa campaign, he is also the holder of many other accomplishments and deeds. Erwin Rommel was the youngest man ever to become a field marshal in the German army. It was not just his actions in Africa that gained him his title, he took part in many battles of WWI which helped him lift off his military career. Rommel also helped with defensive fortifications in Greece, Sicily and the Atlantic wall. After this Rommel’s demise came upon him. For being suspected in an assassination attempt against Adolf Hitler Rommel was

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