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Rommel's Lieutenants - The Men Who Served the Desert Fox, France, 1940

By: Stackpole Books

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Military History Series (Stackpole Books)

Last Stocked on 4/18/2024

Product Info

Title
Rommel's Lieutenants - The Men Who Served the Desert Fox, France, 1940
Publisher
Category
Author
Samuel W. Mitcham Jr.
Publish Year
2009
Pages
202
Dimensions
6x9x.75"
NKG Part #
2147814054
Type
Softcover

Description

Erwin Rommel won lasting fame at the head of the German Afrika Korps, but his first field command in World War II was the 7th Panzer Division, the so-called Ghost Division. During the 1940 campaign in western Europe the unit suffered more casualties than any other German division and inflicted heavy losses and the Allies, capturing nearly 100,000 prisoners while punching through Belgium and France. The Ghost Division’s success owed much to Rommel’s subordinates, who helped Rommel more than he acknowledged and whom historians have generally overlooked.