ERWIN J. 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 implication in the Hitler bomb plot. Mimeographed souvenir program, 16pp. 4to., Senne, Germany, for an Apr. 21 - May 9, 1934 course for under-officers taught by Rommel. The first page bears a caricature of Rommel seated at his desk with a teasing poem written by one of the students. Other content consists of rhymes and brief light-hearted essays about the soldiers training, and even a piece about the facility's psychiatrist testing the "bad boys" every night. The last page is printed with a sentimental mutual farewell between the soldiers, who hope they will remember their experiences together. Rommel had good-naturedly boldly signed the top left in dark pencil. Additionally, over forty of the students, and possibly some instructors, have signed the same page - they have not been identified by us but are worthy of research. Near fine. The location was a long-time training center from the time of the Prussian Empire to today, used by the British.