Erwin Rommel
1891 to 1944
8 documented presences
8 places
Quo Fuit places 8 dated presences for Erwin Rommel across 8 places, from 1891 to 1944. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Johannes Erwin Eugen Rommel (15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944), known as The Desert Fox, was a German Generalfeldmarschall (field marshal) during World War II.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where Erwin Rommel was documented, and when
15 November 1891exact date
Heidenheim an der Brenzattested
“Rommel was born on 15 November 1891 in Heidenheim, from Ulm, in the Kingdom of Württemberg, then part of the German Empire.”
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15 November 1891exact date
Kingdom of Württembergattested
“Rommel was born on 15 November 1891 in Heidenheim, from Ulm, in the Kingdom of Württemberg, then part of the German Empire.”
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September 1935month
Potsdamattested
“In September 1935, Rommel was moved to the (War Academy) in Potsdam as an instructor, serving for the next three years.”
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1938year
Switzerlandattested
“During his visit to Switzerland in 1938, Rommel reported that Swiss soldiers who he met showed "remarkable understanding of our Jewish problem".”
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February 1941month
Franceattested
“Spiegel wrote, "Even back then his fame outshone that of all other commanders." Rommel's victories in France were featured in the German press and the February 1941 film Sieg im Westen (Victory in the West), in which Rommel helped direct…”
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23 July 1943exact date
Greeceattested
“On 23 July 1943, Rommel was moved to Greece as commander of Army Group E to counter a possible British invasion.”
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16 August 1943exact date
Lake Gardaattested
“On 16 August 1943, Rommel's headquarters moved to Lake Garda in north Italy and he assumed command of the group, consisting of the 44th Infantry Division, the 26th Panzer Division and the 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hit…”
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17 July 1944exact date
Sainte-Foy-de-Montgommeryattested
“On 17 July 1944, while returning from a visit to I SS Panzer Corps headquarters, Rommel’s staff car was strafed by Allied fighters near Sainte-Foy-de-Montgommery.”
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Places Erwin Rommel is documented in
France1 presence · 1941Greece1 presence · 1943Potsdam1 presence · 1935Switzerland1 presence · 1938
Heidenheim an der Brenz1 presence · 1891
Kingdom of Württemberg1 presence · 1891
Lake Garda1 presence · 1943
Sainte-Foy-de-Montgommery1 presence · 1944
Other places tied to Erwin Rommel in the record
In each of these, a source puts Erwin Rommel and the place in the same dated sentence without stating that Erwin Rommel was there. They are kept apart from the timeline above for exactly that reason: a mention is not a presence, and Quo Fuit does not quietly promote one into the other.
1910year
Weingarten, Württembergmentioned
“124 in Weingarten as a Fähnrich (ensign), in 1910, studying at the Officer Cadet School in Danzig.”
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1910year
Danzigmentioned
“124 in Weingarten as a Fähnrich (ensign), in 1910, studying at the Officer Cadet School in Danzig.”
source: Wikipedia: Erwin Rommel
November 1911month
Weingarten, Württembergmentioned
“He graduated in November 1911 and was commissioned as a lieutenant in January 1912 and was assigned to the 124th Infantry in Weingarten.”
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December 1913month
Weingarten, Württembergmentioned
“While stationed in Weingarten in 1913, Rommel developed a relationship with Walburga Stemmer, which produced a daughter, Gertrud, in December 1913.”
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22 August 1914exact date
Verdunmentioned
“His first combat experience was on 22 August 1914 as a platoon commander near Verdun, when – catching a French garrison unprepared – Rommel and three men opened fire on them without ordering the rest of his platoon forward.”
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November 1916month
Danzigmentioned
“In November 1916 in Danzig, Rommel and Lucia married.”
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August 1917month
Third Battle of Oituzmentioned
“In August 1917, his unit was involved in the battle for Coșna Hill, a heavily fortified objective on the border between Hungary and Romania, which they took after weeks of difficult uphill fighting.”
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1919year
Friedrichshafenmentioned
“In 1919, he was briefly sent to Friedrichshafen on Lake Constance, where he restored order by "sheer force of personality" in the 32nd Internal Security Company, which was composed of rebellious and pro-communist sailors.”
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1 October 1920exact date
Stuttgartmentioned
“On 1 October 1920, Rommel was appointed to a company command with the 13th Infantry Regiment in Stuttgart, a post he held for the next nine years.”
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1929 to 1933period
Dresdenmentioned
“He was then assigned to an instruction position at the Dresden Infantry School from 1929 to 1933.”
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October 1933month
Goslarmentioned
“In October 1933, he was promoted to Oberstleutnant (lieutenant colonel) and given his next command, the 3rd Jäger Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, stationed at Goslar.”
source: Wikipedia: Erwin Rommel
1934year
Dresdenmentioned
“While at Dresden, he wrote a manual on infantry training, published in 1934.”
source: Wikipedia: Erwin Rommel
March 1938month
Wiener Neustadtmentioned
“After the Anschluss in March 1938, he was appointed commandant of the Theresian Military Academy at Wiener Neustadt.”
source: Wikipedia: Erwin Rommel
1939year
Prague Castlementioned
“According to Remy, their relationship became personal in 1939 when Rommel proudly recounted that he had “sort of forced Hitler to go with me” to the Hradschin Castle in an open car, without bodyguards, under his protection—an episode Hit…”
source: Wikipedia: Erwin Rommel
1940year
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1941year
April 1941month
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1943year
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February 1943month
6 March 1943exact date
Documented at the same place, the same year
Olivier MessiaenFrance · 1941Georges CharpakFrance · 1941Robert MusilSwitzerland · 1938Nicholas WintonSwitzerland · 1938Peter WeissSwitzerland · 1938Leonid HurwiczSwitzerland · 1938Milan HodžaSwitzerland · 1938
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