Manfred Rommel (born December 24, 1928) is a German politician (CDU), who was Mayor of Stuttgart from 1974 until 1996. He is one of the most popular local politicians of the CDU. December 24 is the 358th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (359th in leap years). ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article needs cleanup. ... Stuttgart, a city located in southern Germany, is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg with a population of approximately 590,000 as of September 2005 in the city and around 3 million in the metropolitan area. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...
He is the second of two childs of the WWIIField MarshalErwin Rommel. Before he became mayor, he studied law and made a career as a high-ranking civil servant and state secretary in the state government. Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 7 million military deaths World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th century conflict that engulfed much of the globe and is accepted as the largest and deadliest... Note: This article is about the military usage of the word marshal. For other usages, see the end of this article. ... Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel ( â¶ (help· info)) (November 15, 1891 â October 14, 1944) was one of the most distinguished German Field Marshals, and perhaps one of the greatest military leaders of all time. ...
Honours
President of the Freiherr-vom-Stein-Gesellschaft
Orden des Großoffiziers im Orden von Oranien-Nassau (1982)
Ehrensenator der Fachhochschule für Technik Stuttgart (1982)
Honorary doctorate of the University of Missouri-St. Louis (1983),
Rommel was born in Heidenheim, approximately 50 km from Ulm, in the state of Württemberg.
Erwin Rommel was born on November 15th of 1891 in Heidenheim an der Brentz near Ulm in the state of Wurttemberg.
Erwin Rommel was given the choice of suicide, to be reported as death from his wounds, as an alternative to execution as a traitor, which would have placed his family and close associates in grave danger.
Rommel was born in Heidenheim an der Brentz[?], approximately 50km from Ulm, in the state of Württemberg.
When Rommel was back in Germany, Hitler made him the commander of Army Group B[?], responsible for defending the French coast against a possible Allied invasion.
Rommel ended his own life on October 14, 1944, and was buried with full military honours.