See more ideas about erwin rommel, afrika korps and wwii. Johannes erwin eugen rommel 15 november 1891 14 october 1944 was a german general and military theorist. For those who enjoy military history, erwin rommel s infantry attacks is wellwritten and sometimes inspiring book about a german officer who, despite fighting on the losing side, seemed to have won far more than he lost. Field marshall erwin rommel was one of the most celebrated nazi commanders during world war ii, a sly tactician whose exploits in north africa earned him the nickname the desert fox. The green beret who went on a one man rampage to save his comrades duration. His book, infantry attacks, brought him national fame and the attention of the germanys new chancellor, adolph hitler. Rommel had planned to write a successor called panzer greift an in english.
For those who enjoy military history, erwin rommels infantry attacks is wellwritten and sometimes inspiring book about a german officer who, despite fighting on the losing side, seemed to have won far more than he lost. Yes, this book was written by that rommel, the desert fox in the early 1930s, erwin rommel, then a middling officer in the small german army, wrote this book about his experiences as a small unit leader in world war i to help train new officers in what works and what does not work in war. If i had to buy 1 i would buy attacks over all i would recommend buying attacks, rather than this book. While an instructor at the dresden infantry school, he penned a tactics manual for young officers as well as his seminal work, infanterie greift an or infantry attacks. Rommel on infantry erwin rommel wrote this book originally titled, infanterie greift an infantry attacks, in which he examined and analyzed the many battles he fought in during first world war. For those who could care less about battlefield exploits, rommels book is an excellent example of honest selfcriticism. I found this post looking for information on his visit because a very dear friend of my family has been telling me stories for several years about history in virginia, where he was born and raised he is 87 years old and his mind is as sharp as ever. Rommel provides riveting accounts of his time at company and lower field grade leadership, which is a glimpse of history a reader would never discover if they have not read this book. Infantry attacks is a classic text in the field of military strategy. Finally in early 1940 hitler promoted rommel and gave him command of one of the new panzer divisions. Is erwin rommel considered a war criminal, or was he.
In world war ii, he distinguished himself as the commander of the 7th panzer division during the 1940 invasion of france. For those who could care less about battlefield exploits, rommel s book is an excellent example of honest selfcriticism. Infantry attacks by erwin rommel in chm, fb2, txt download e book. Each game in the series includes many scenarios, allowing players to simulate a number of. From 1935 to 1938, rommel held commands in potsdam war academy. What was the reference meant by the statement i read your. Rommel comes to virginia to study stonewall jackson 1930s. Buy infantry attacks by erwin rommel online at alibris. Rommel had a stellar service record during world war i. Written by german field marshal erwin rommel, it was first published in 1937 as a journalesque.
Erwin johannes eugen rommel the desert fox ehistory. In 1937 he published his classic book on military tactics, infantry attacks, drawing on his experiences in that war. Erwin johannes rommel was born in 1891 and he joined the german army as a cadet in 1910. Infantry attacks by field marshall erwin rommel, 9780760337158, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Join facebook to connect with augusta auggie rommel ramirez and others you may know. Rommel thrived as an instructor at the infantry school at dresden and in working through his own theories of dynamic mobile warfare. He was working on a third book about armoured combat when germany. Field marshal erwin rommel exerted an almost hypnotic influence not only over his own troops but also over the allied soldiers of the eighth army in the second world war. How much did erwin rommel actually believe in nazi. In this classic study of the art of war rommel analyses the tactics that lay behind his. Rommel joined the german army in 1910 and served with distinction during world war i. Infantry attacks is a classic book on military tactics written by german field marshal erwin rommel about his experiences in world war i. Tanks attack about tank warfare, and gathered much material during the north.
Buy infantry attacks by erwin rommel from waterstones today. Though rommel himself was not a nazi, he was an eager and willing supporter of the regime. Infantry attacks takes the reader to erwin rommels trials and tribulations as a young lieutenant during the first world war. In 1937 hitler had been impressed by infantry attacks, a book rommel wrote and he appointed him as the german armys liaison with the hitler youth before giving him command of his personal bodyguard during the invasion of poland in 1939.
Christophers school in the late 1930s, told me that erwin rommel attended a sunday night history discussion group which was led by douglas southall freeman in his home in richmond. Written by german field marshal erwin rommel, it was first published in 1937 as a journalesque chronicle of the authors experiences in world war i and the lessons he learned there. Field marshal erwin rommel exerted an almost hypnotic influence not only over his own troops but also over the allied soldiers of the eighth army in world war ii. Erwin johannes eugen rommel the desert fox is probably the best known german field marshal of world war ii. It is a typical problem that major technological jumps in warfare give soldiers great new equipment, but many of them dont adopt new strategies and tactics to make the best use of it. Erwin johannes eugen rommel gained immortality in the north african campaign of 19411943.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The ii battalion, to which rommels platoon was attached, halted at bleid, a small french farming town. Popularly known as the desert fox, he served as field marshal in the wehrmacht armed forces of nazi germany during world war ii, as well as serving in the reichswehr of the weimar republic, and the army of imperial germany rommel was a highly decorated officer in world war i and. During world war i he served as an infantry lieutenant with the german army in italy, romania and france.
When the tank was introduced in wwi, it was immediately incorp. His father, erwin rommel 186019 was a math teacher, and later a secondary school headmaster at aalen. There is plenty for military leaders in the book but also things any type leader should be aware of. Rommel the author the upandcoming commander was just as handy with a pen as with a sword. It was published in 1937 and became essential reading for both. The battalion consisted of three companies of mountain infantry, supported by a machine gun company. Infanterie greift an is a classic book on military tactics written by erwin rommel about his experiences in world war i. I plan on buying this book attacks as it is supposed to be a much better and more complete translation. In it, he provides detailed accounts of a variety of military strategies that rely on speed. The battalions commander, captain erwin rommel, wrote extensively about its performance in this battle, devoting the last four chapters of his book infantry attacks to it. Despite their two meetings being relatively brief, it is likely that hitler knew much of rommel, as hitler had read rommels book infantry attack and rommel was an up and coming star in the german military and so would have come to hitlers attention several times. At the time of the books writing in the mid1930s, rommel s rank was lieutenant colonel.
In 1917 and 1918 he served on romanian and italian fronts with distinction winning the pour le merite award. Turns out there is plenty, after all it is intended for young infantry officers as a text book. Erwin rommel simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Erwin rommels most popular book is infantry attacks. Thats mainly because germans in general were so horrible and venal during ww2, that a german commander acting with bare bones decency or exhibiting mi. Erwin rommel us visit unregistered guest discussions.
By the middle of august 1914, he was in contact with the french, and showed his daring and genius in combat. Due to its large file size, this book may take longer to download. In the previous video of this series, we covered the introduction. Rommel started up a teaching career at the potsdam military academy at 1935. Erwin rommel has 17 books on goodreads with 12438 ratings. In this classic study of the art of war rommel analyses the tactics that lay behind. Educated locally, he displayed a high degree of technical aptitude at an early age. It was a fancy title for a force composing only one of the new panzer divisions, the stillorganizing 15th, a scratch brigade grandiloquently titled 5th light division later upgraded as the 21st panzer division, and another mixed bag that became the 90th light division. Rommel brilliantly commanded an armored division in the attack 1940 on france. After the war he became an infantry instructor and published a book on infantry tactics infantry attacks. He was wounded in action during the invasion of france.
First published in germany in 1937 under the title infanterie greift an, it became a great success before world war ii and played a major role in launching rommel on the road to fame. Infantry attacks chapter 1 by field marshal erwin rommel. Infantry attacks takes the reader to erwin rommel s trials and tribulations as a young lieutenant during the first world war. Please enjoy listening to, or reading along with my. The movie shows general patton reading field marshal rommels book on tank warfare, which he never got a chance to complete. Rommel started out the war in command of a reserve artillery company but immediately transferred to the 124th infantry regiment. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Rommel had received several medals for his actions so a lesson coming from him would be that much. Guderian was probably better than rommel as a tank general but rommel was an artist and writer and he dramatically died resisting hitler, making his final show in the theater of large wars. He entered the army in 1910 and rose slowly through the ranks.
Field marshal erwin rommel exerted an almost hypnotic influence not only over his own troops but also over the allied soldiers of the eighth. Rommel later wrote a book and published about infantry strategy infantry attacks which caught hitlers greatest attention, and cemented the friendship between the two. I saw a recent post where there was a discussion about whether or not erwin rommel came to virginia to study stonewall jackson. That said, i am only on page 5 and i absolutely love this english translation of the original book.
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