Winston Churchill once said “We have, a daring and skillful opponent against us, and, may I say, across the havoc of war, a great general.” Churchill was always fond of Field Marshall Erwin Rommel and his abilities as a leader, as seen by his previous words. Giving praise to a general of enemy’s forces is relatively unheard of, especially when this general is threatening the safety of your country. This just goes to show …showed first 75 words of 3963 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3963 total…Rommel, The Rommel Papers (London: Collins, 1953), p. 84. There is a discrepancy on the date this medal was awaded to Rommel. According to Ward Rutherford, he received the medal on Feb. 19/41 (page 67), while Erwin Rommel states that he received the medal on March 19/41 (page 105) David Mason, Who’s Who in World War II (London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson Ltd, 1978), p. 257. Ward Rutherford, The Biography of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel (London: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd, 1981), p. 104. Ibid., 122. Ibid., 137