Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel the most famous German Officer of the Third Reich won his popularity during the Second World War during the African Campaign when he was the general in command of the Deutsches Afrikakorps.
Born on November 15th, 1881 at Heidenheim an der Brenz in Germany, Erwin was the third child of the siblings: Manfred, Helena, Erwin, Paul and Gerhard.
His father (also named Erwin) was a mathematic teacher who married Elena von Luz in 1886, the daughter of Karl von Luz, president of the Württemberg government (Württemberg kingdom 1806 -1918).
Helena, his sister described him as “a nice child who looks like our mother”. He was passioned by History but not in the other subjects and struggled to accept authority. At the age of 14 his behavior completely changed, he became good in mathematic, started to love sports such as skying, rowing and tennis. Erwin had a revelation when he was 15 years old, he wanted to fly! He wanted to work for the Zeppelin factories but his father wanted him in the Army.
