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(rŏm′əl), Erwin Known as "the Desert Fox." 1891-1944.
German general active in France, Italy, and northern Africa during World War II. After his implication in the July Plot (1944) to assassinate Hitler, he committed suicide.
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Rommel

(German ˈrɔməl)
n
(Biography) Erwin (ˈɛrviːn), nicknamed the Desert Fox. 1891–1944, German field marshal, noted for his brilliant generalship in N Africa in World War II. Later a commander in N France, he committed suicide after the officers' plot against Hitler
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Rom•mel

(ˈrɒm əl, ˈrʌm-)

n.
Erwin ( “the Desert Fox” ), 1891–1944, German field marshal.
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