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ERWIN ROMMEL

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:340.00 USD Estimated At:700.00 - 800.00 USD
ERWIN ROMMEL
ERWIN ROMMEL
(1891 - 1944) German field marshal whose Afrika Corps threw back repeated British and American assaults in North Africa, later he defended Normandy and ultimately was forced to commit suicide due to his alleged involvement in the Hitler bomb plot. Typed D.S. as "General der Panzertruppen und Oberfehlshaber der Panzer-Armee Afrika", 1p. 4to., "Headquarters" [North Africa], Jan. 30, 1942. Rommel awards the Iron Cross, 1st Class to an oberleutnant in his command. Repaired marginal tear at right, file holes. Very good. SOLD WITH: unissued "Afrika Korps" cuff title, 20" long, unissued. Two pieces, ideal for framing.