Erwin Rommel
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"World War I"

* First Battle of the Argonne (1915)

* Romania during World War I/Masivul Lesului and Oituz Campaigns (1916–1917)

* Battle of Caporetto (1917)

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"World War II"

* Invasion of Poland

* Battle of France/Fall of France

** Battle of Arras (1940)/Battle of Arras (1940)

** Siege of Lille (1940)/Siege of Lille (1940)

* North African Campaign

** Operation Sonnenblume (1941)

** Siege of Tobruk (1941)

** Operation Brevity (1941)

** Operation Battleaxe (1941)

** Operation Crusader (1941)

** Battle of Gazala (1942)

** Battle of Bir Hakeim (1942)

** First Battle of El Alamein (1942)

** Battle of Alam Halfa (1942)

** Second Battle of El Alamein (1942)

** Battle of El Agheila (1942)

** Battle of the Kasserine Pass (1943)

** Battle of Medenine (1943)

* Invasion of Normandy/Battle of Normandy (1944)

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/ relations = Manfred Rommel (1928–2013), sonGertrud Stemmer (1913–2000), daughter

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In a man-to-man fight, the winner is he who has one more round in his magazine.

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In the absence of orders, go find something and kill it.

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Sweat saves blood.

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But courage which goes against military expediency is stupidity, or, if it is insisted upon by a commander, irresponsibility.

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Anyone who has to fight, even with the most modern weapons, against an enemy in complete command of the air, fights like a savage against modern European troops, under the same handicaps and with the same chances of success.

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The future battle on the ground will be preceded by battle in the air. This will determine which of the contestants has to suffer operational and tactical disadvantages and be forced throughout the battle into adoption compromise solutions.

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Sweat saves blood, blood saves lives, and brains saves both.

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