Born November 15, 1891, Erwin Rommel might have led a completely different life had not fate and his father intervened. He originally wished to pursue a career as an engineer, but due to his father’s disapproval he ended up joining the German army. It was in the military that Rommel would gain his fame as well as his infamy, winning battle after battle for the armies of Adolf Hitler.
He was active during the First World War, fighting on the Western Front. His successes there later gained him a position on the Italian front. During the course of the first war he earned himself many promotions and medals. He rose through the ranks and, following the war, became a teacher at a military academy. Being an intelligent and skilled soldier, his lectures on infantry tactics would eventually be published. Hitler would read his words and recruit Rommel to help him in his ambitions for world conquest.
