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He was in charge of Army Group B in Normandy when the [[D-Day]] operation began, but was not present when the invasion itself began. After being wounded, he was implicated in the July 1944 plot to assassinate Hitler. Given a choice between reprisals against his family or quietly committing suicide, he chose suicide.
He was in charge of Army Group B in Normandy when the [[D-Day]] operation began, but was not present when the invasion itself began. After being wounded, he was implicated in the July 1944 plot to assassinate Hitler. Given a choice between reprisals against his family or quietly committing suicide, he chose suicide.
Rommel is often held in high regard due to how he treated his enemies. He ignored numerous orders from Berlin to kill captured commandos and deport Jews from his area of operations. He was well loved by his men and spoke with them often. His brilliant successes on the battlefield and his well renowned chivalry made him one of the most popular generals in Germany, and garnered a great deal of respect from his enemies, with many of them praising him and British Field Marshal Montgomery even naming his dog after him. His allegiance was to Germany, not Hitler, a choice that lead to many of their disagreements and his eventual affiliation with the plot against Hitler.
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[[Category:World War II Commanders]]
[[Category:World War II Commanders]]
[[Category:German People]]
[[Category:German People]]