His nickname was 'The Desert Fox', given to him by the British forces in North Africa. His nickname was well deserved, he surely was great and feared in North Africa, by the British, whom gave him this nickname, (Auchinleck, who also found fame in North Africa) was dispelled and dismissed by Churchill for coming up with this nickname (it showed he respected him, and it was surely not good to respect your opponent in a war) . His place was shortly after that taken by, a very famous name, Bernard Montgomery.
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel Nickname: "The Desert Fox"
The 'desert fox' in World War 2 was a nickname for the German General Field Marshal Erwin Rommel. His actual nickname was 'Wüstenfuchs' which is the german word for 'Desert Fox'.
'The Desert Fox' was the nickname given to Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, the commander of the German Afrika Corps during World War 2
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The Desert Fox was the nickname of the German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel. In WW2 he was the commander of the Nazi forces in North Africa.He gained the nickname because of his quick, clever strategies in often outwitting the Allied forces, although he was defeated in the end.
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Erwin Rommel, aka, The Desert Fox from WWII
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Erwin Rommel, a German Field Marshal in WWII.Erwin Rommel
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