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Rommel's retreat took him the length of North Africa and ended in Tunisia, where the last stand of Axis Forces on the African continent took place at the start of 1943. American and British forces that landed in [[Operation Torch]] in 1942 advanced from the West, whilst British forces under General Montgomery advanced from the South-East, trapping the Axis forces. He was ordered to fly out of Tunisia by [[Adolf Hitler]] after Rommel expressed pessimism about the chances of a successful defence of North Africa. He arrived back in Germany on March 9.
Rommel's retreat took him the length of North Africa and ended in Tunisia, where the last stand of Axis Forces on the African continent took place at the start of 1943. American and British forces that landed in [[Operation Torch]] in 1942 advanced from the West, whilst British forces under General Montgomery advanced from the South-East, trapping the Axis forces. He was ordered to fly out of Tunisia by [[Adolf Hitler]] after Rommel expressed pessimism about the chances of a successful defence of North Africa. He arrived back in Germany on March 9.
Rommel was one the first [[Affirmative Action]] German officers who graduated through the ranks on the basis merit in the [[Weimar Republic]], rather than social class.
==Greece==
==Greece==
Rommel was dispatched to Greece in July 1943 to command Army Group E. The Germans, due to faulty intelligence, suspected a British invasion of the Greek coast. Only two days after he arrived, he was recalled to Germany because of the overthrowing and subsequent arrest of [[Benito Mussolini]].
Rommel was dispatched to Greece in July 1943 to command Army Group E. The Germans, due to faulty intelligence, suspected a British invasion of the Greek coast. Only two days after he arrived, he was recalled to Germany because of the overthrowing and subsequent arrest of [[Benito Mussolini]].