Who Is Erwin Rommel? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Erwin Rommel is a Non-Fictional comic book character, the alter ego of Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel, with over 49 comic issue appearances. The famed leader of Hitlers Afrika Korps, Rommel was a military genius who earned many victories for Germany.

Who is Erwin Rommel?

Origin Erwin Rommel was born in Heidenheim, Germany , the son of a headmaster. As a youth he showed a great deal of technical aptitude and had even considered becoming an engineer before enlisting in the army as an officer cadet at his father's behest in 1910. In late 1911 he graduated from officer cadet training and was commissioned as a lieutenant in early 1912. During World War I he served in France , Romania and Italy , mainly as a member of the Wurttemburg Mountain Battalion of the Alpenkorps. He was noted as a brave soldier and a quick-witted tactician. He was wounded in action three times and received the Iron Cross, both First and Second Class as well as the Pour la Merite. He wrote a book, Infantry Attacks, which was published in 1937 and became extremely popular among Axis and Allied military leaders. He married his wife, Lucia Maria Mollin in November of 1916, and together they had one son, Manfred Rommel, in 1928.

Key facts

Erwin Rommel is of human origin. The character is published by Non-Fictional. With 49 recorded issue appearances, Erwin Rommel ranks among the most featured characters in comics.