Wo hat Rommel gekämpft?
Ab Oktober 1915 war Rommel unter Theodor Sproesser Kompanieführer beim Württembergischen Gebirgsbataillon, das zunächst im Stellungskrieg in den Hochvogesen und 1916 dann an der rumänischen Front kämpfte. Ende September 1917 wurde Rommels Bataillon an die Isonzo-Front verlegt und nahm am Gebirgskrieg teil.
Wer gewann den Afrikafeldzug?
Angesichts des sich rasch abzeichnenden deutschen Sieges im Westfeldzug wollte sich Benito Mussolini seinen Anteil an der zu erwartenden Beute sichern. Am 10. Juni 1940 erklärte er dem nahezu besiegten Frankreich den Krieg.
Wo war das Hauptquartier von Rommel?
Schloss La Roche-Guyon.
Wie endete Rommel?
Rommel war schwer mit dem Kopf aufgeschlagen; er hatte einen Schädelbasisbruch und eine schwere Gehirnerschütterung erlitten.
Who was the winner of the Battle of El Alamein?
The Battle of El Alamein (second battle), was one of the most decisive victories in WWII. It was fought between two of the best commanders in World War II, Montgomery for the Allies and Rommel for the Axis between 23 October – 4 November 1942 .
Why did Rommel make the attack on El Alamein?
Rommel, wanting to maintain the pressure made another thrust on 1 July, hoping to dislodge Eighth Army from the Alamein position and open the way to Cairo and Suez. The Allies however had regrouped sufficiently to repulse the attack and make some counterattacks of their own.
Why did Claude Auchinleck withdraw from El Alamein?
General Claude Auchinleck withdrew the Eighth Army to within 80 km (50 mi) of Alexandria where the Qattara Depression was 64 km (40 mi) south of El Alamein on the coast. The depression was impassable and meant that any attack had to be frontal; Axis attacks in the First Battle of El Alamein (1–27 July) had been defeated.
How big was the British Army at El Alamein?
In August 1942 he was appointed Eighth Army’s commander and immediately set about transforming its fighting spirit. At Alamein he commanded over 190,000 men from across the British Empire, Greece, Poland and France. They were equipped with over 1,000 tanks, 900 artillery pieces and 1,400 anti-tank guns.