ERWIN ROMMEL

368. ERWIN ROMMEL (1891-1944). Brilliant German Field Marshal whose Afrika Korps threw back repeated British and American assaults in North Africa; later defended Normandy and was ultimately forced to commit suicide when he was implicated in the Hitler bomb plot. War-date DS in German, 1p, 8¼"x11½", North Africa, Apr 23, 1942. Certifying battlefield awards of military honors to three officers of the "Panzerarme Afrika" listing ranks, birth dates and birthplaces. Boldly signed in indelible pencil during the offensive of early 1942 that saw the taking of the British stronghold of Tobruk in June and culminated in Rommel's defeat at El Alamein. Two file holes at blank margin; else Fine example. MB: $500

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