[Erwin Rommel] explained why in short words, what the two generals' message and then he explained his position and he gave some reason for his position. And then he said, "The ten minutes are over, and I have to leave now." Then my father said goodbye. He also told that us that in I think twenty or thirty minutes, I don't remember, "You will get a telephone call telling you that I have died of stroke."
My father [Erwin Rommel] believed that [Adolf] Hitler has a gift of touching the important points, the essential points. - Manfred Rommel
My father [Erwin Rommel] believed that [Adolf] Hitler has a gift of touching the important points, the essential points.
- Manfred Rommel
I remember when I was in the prisoner camp, I was a French prisoner. And I saw the first photograph from the concentration camps, and we discussed it… - Manfred Rommel
I remember when I was in the prisoner camp, I was a French prisoner. And I saw the first photograph from the concentration camps, and we discussed it…
So my father [Erwin Rommel] decided during the battle in Normandy, he knew really soon that it wasn't possible to win this battle. But my father deci… - Manfred Rommel
So my father [Erwin Rommel] decided during the battle in Normandy, he knew really soon that it wasn't possible to win this battle. But my father deci…
It was very strange, because my father [ Erwin Rommel] received the first call at seven o'clock in the morning. And [Hans] Speidel told my father, "I… - Manfred Rommel
It was very strange, because my father [ Erwin Rommel] received the first call at seven o'clock in the morning. And [Hans] Speidel told my father, "I…
It may be that [Erwin Rommel] believed it to be possible to convince [Adolf] Hitler to go away and to end the war, but Hitler never dreamed of doing … - Manfred Rommel
It may be that [Erwin Rommel] believed it to be possible to convince [Adolf] Hitler to go away and to end the war, but Hitler never dreamed of doing …
My father [Erwin Rommel] believed that Germany should have a great interest to leave the war with a peace under conditions. - Manfred Rommel
My father [Erwin Rommel] believed that Germany should have a great interest to leave the war with a peace under conditions.
Of course, [Adolf] Hitler was a dilettante, but he was a completely amoral person. Yes, he had no morals at all. - Manfred Rommel
Of course, [Adolf] Hitler was a dilettante, but he was a completely amoral person. Yes, he had no morals at all.
[D-Day] means to me a beginning of the freedom of Europe. The freedom was the achievement of the military adversaries of the Germans. - Manfred Rommel
[D-Day] means to me a beginning of the freedom of Europe. The freedom was the achievement of the military adversaries of the Germans.
I think my father [ Erwin Rommel] would have given the same answer. The British and Americans and the French were too strong, too strong and the stra… - Manfred Rommel
I think my father [ Erwin Rommel] would have given the same answer. The British and Americans and the French were too strong, too strong and the stra…
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