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<center>Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel <i>(15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944)</i> was
one of the most distinguished German field marshals of World War II. He was the
commander of the Deutsches Afrika Korps and also became known by the
nickname “The Desert Fox” for the skillful military campaigns he waged on behalf
of the German Army in North Africa. He was later in command of the German
forces opposing the Allied cross-channel invasion at Normandy.
Rommel's military successes earned the respect not only of his troops and Hitler,
but also that of his enemy Commonwealth troops in the North African Campaign.
Following the defeat of Axis forces in North Africa, and whilst commanding the
defence of Occupied France, his fortunes changed when he was suspected
(correctly or incorrectly) of involvement in a failed plot to kill Hitler in 1944. He
accepted the offer of taking his own life rather than face a political trial in the Nazi
"People's Court".
Nickname: The Desert Fox
<center>Albrecht von Kesselring <i>(August 8, 1881 - July 16, 1960)</i> was a
Generalfeldmarschall during World War II. One of the most respected and skillful
generals of Nazi Germany, he was nicknamed "Smiling Albert" or "Smiling
Kesselring".
Nickname: Smiling Albert, also Smiling Kesselring.
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<center>Dr. Karl Mauss <i>(May 17, 1898 - February 9, 1959)</i> was one of the most
distinguished tank commanders of the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a
lieutenant general and commander of the 7th Panzer Division, and one of only 27
ever to receive the Knight's Cross with Oakleaves, Swords, and Diamonds.
<center>Ferdinand Schörner <i>(12 June 1892 - July 2, 1973)</i> was a general and later field
marshal in the German Wehrmacht during World War II.
Nickname: Bloody Ferdinand (or Schörner the Bloody)
<center>Theodor Tolsdorff <i>(November 3, 1909 to May 25, 1978)</i> was a lieutenant general
in the German Army and one of 27 carriers of Oak Leaves with Swords and
Diamonds to the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross in the Second World War. An
incredibly brave soldier whose meteoric career has little comparison anywhere,
he was wounded fourteen times during the war.
Nickname: Lion of Vilna, also Tolsdorff the Mad