Erwin Eugen Johannes Rommel.
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They faced 'Rommels Asparagus' on the beaches and extremely heavy gunfire at Omaha.
yes, while axis powers were in north Africa (rommels forces) some nations fought there
Generalfeldmarschall was the highest regular general officer rank in the German Wehrmacht, comparable to NATO rank codes OF10
The Desert Rats were specifially the 7th Armoured Brigade within the 8th Army in North Africa in WW2 fighting against Rommels' Afrika Korps. Their symbol is the jerboa, a desert rat. They went on to Italy, and fought in the D Day offensive in Normandy & the Rhine crossing in 1945.
By applying a greatly superior force to that led by Rommel and cutting his supply line from Italy preventing most supplies and reinforcements arriving.
Essentially, because they were needed there. There was no requirement for forces on the European mainland (the Axis having overrun most of it) except for Greece, and Japan had not yet entered the war. Also, the Australians were well-trained professional soldiers and the British thought their fighting qualities would enhance their campaign (which was correct- the Australians and other Allied forces decisively defeated the Italians and went on to defeat Rommels Afrika Corps as well.
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Yes, the noun 'army' is a collective noun for:an army of antsan army of caterpillarsan army of frogsan army of herringsan army of soldiers
US Army, British Army, Canadian Army, Free French army, Polish Army, and the German Army