Generaloberst
Erwin Rommel (Oberbefehlshaber Panzerarmee "Afrika") chattered away
while being interviewed by Kriegsberichter Lutz Koch, who held a Beyer M
19b microphone close to his mouth, while the bildberichter behind them
was busy recording moving images with an Arriflex 35mm camera. Behind
Rommel can be seen a radio operator busy working using the AEG
magnetophone "Tonschreiber d (Dora)" - which is the world's first
portable magnetophone (magnetic recorder) - in a Horch Typ 40 mittlerer
geländegängiger Personenkraftwagen (m.gl.Pkw) Kfz 15 vehicle. This photo
was taken on June 22, 1942 when German troops had just captured Tobruk
from the Allies. This coastal city in Libya has a very strategic role in
the battles of North Africa, and its control makes the German people
lulled in euphoria: the occupation of Egypt is only a matter of time,
and after that is the unification of German troops from Russia and
Africa in the Caucasus! This interview was broadcast live to Germany,
and was heard by many, including Adolf Hitler and his associates. That
same day the Führer - overwhelmed with joy - decided to give his
favorite general an extraordinary promotion, from Generaloberst
(Colonel-General) to Generalfeldmarschall (Fieldmarshal), a five-star
rank with no official retirement!
Although in paper the DAK (Deutsches Afrikakorps) reported directly to Italian Comando Supremo under Libya General Governor's command, in practice Rommel set the agenda for all military operations in northern Africa. in this picture - taken in the period of April-July 1941 - Italian general Italo Gariboldi (Army Commander of Comando Supremo) is seated to the right of Generalleutnant Erwin Rommel (Kommandierender General Deutsches Afrikakorps).
The
picture was taken by Kriegsberichter Ernst Alexander Zwilling
(Propaganda-Kompanie Luftwaffe 7) on 12 February 1942, and it shows
Generaloberst Erwin Rommel (Oberbefehlshaber Panzerarmee "Afrika") with
German and Italian officers, during his visit to the headquarters of
Italian 17° Divisione Autotrasportabile "Pavia" (17th Motorised Division
"Pavia") in El Agheila. In this occasion Rommel took the opportunity to
talk to his Italian allies about the upcoming operational plans. This
picture is also available in the book "Rommel's Italian Generals in
North Africa" by Dr. Libro Di Zinno and Rudy D'Angelo, page 26. There
the authors identify the individual as Generale di Brigata Michelangelo
Nicolini, commander of the army artillery. He was in several pictures
with Rommel. Unfortunately, Nicolini is one general the authors have
noted in several other pictures as mis-identified. This greater focus on
Nicolini could imply a better level of research, but that is only
speculation. Most possible ID is Generale di Brigata Antonio
Franceschini, commander of Pavia Division. On the photo it says Falzoni,
it could have been a garbled version of Falconi and the officer Enzo
Falconi. Only problem is that he was a colonel at the time and commander
of the artillery regiment in the Ariete division. It is the only name
and rank that comes close with the writing. For the German officers
identification (apart from Rommel): fourth from right is Major
Friedrich-Wilhelm von Mellenthin (Ic im Generalstab Panzerarmee
"Afrika"). On his right is Oberleutnant Diekmann, Rommel's aide.
Siegesparade
(Victory Parade) of German troops from 8. Armee in Warsaw, Poland,
which were held on October 5, 1939. Standing in the podium, from left to
right: Generaloberst Walther von Brauchitsch (Oberbefehlshaber des
Heeres), Adolf Hitler (Führer und Oberster Befehlshaber der Wehrmacht),
Generalmajor Friedrich-Carl Cranz (Kommandeur 18. Infanterie-Division),
General der Artillerie Emil Leeb (Kommandierender General XI.
Armeekorps), Generaloberst Wilhelm Keitel (Chef der Oberkommando der
Wehrmacht), General der Kavallerie Maximilian Reichsfreiherr von Weichs
(with glasses, Kommandierender General XIII. Armeekorps), Generaloberst
Johannes Blaskowitz (Oberbefehlshaber 8. Armee), Generaloberst Walther
von Reichenau (blocked by Blaskowitz, Oberbefehlshaber 10. Armee), and
General der Flieger Albert Kesselring (Chef Luftflotte 1). Standing
directly below Hitler is Generalmajor Erwin Rommel (Kommandeur
Führer-Begleit-Bataillon). Photo by Hugo Jaeger, one of Hitler's
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Siegesparade
(Victory Parade) of German troops from 8. Armee in Warsaw, Poland,
which were held on October 5, 1939. Standing in the podium, from left to
right: Generaloberst Walther von Brauchitsch (Oberbefehlshaber des
Heeres), Adolf Hitler (Führer und Oberster Befehlshaber der Wehrmacht),
Generalmajor Friedrich-Carl Cranz (Kommandeur 18. Infanterie-Division),
General der Artillerie Emil Leeb (Kommandierender General XI.
Armeekorps), Generaloberst Wilhelm Keitel (Chef der Oberkommando der
Wehrmacht), General der Kavallerie Maximilian Reichsfreiherr von Weichs
(with glasses, Kommandierender General XIII. Armeekorps), Generaloberst
Johannes Blaskowitz (Oberbefehlshaber 8. Armee), Generaloberst Walther
von Reichenau (blocked by Blaskowitz, Oberbefehlshaber 10. Armee), and
General der Flieger Albert Kesselring (Chef Luftflotte 1). Standing
directly below Hitler is Generalmajor Erwin Rommel (Kommandeur
Führer-Begleit-Bataillon). Photo by Hugo Jaeger, one of Hitler's
personal photographer.
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Siegesparade
(Victory Parade) of German troops from 8. Armee in Warsaw, Poland,
which were held on October 5, 1939. Standing in the podium, from left to
right: Adolf Hitler (Führer und Oberster Befehlshaber der Wehrmacht),
Generalmajor Friedrich-Carl Cranz (Kommandeur 18. Infanterie-Division),
General der Artillerie Emil Leeb (Kommandierender General XI.
Armeekorps), Generaloberst Wilhelm Keitel (Chef der Oberkommando der
Wehrmacht), and Generaloberst Walther von Reichenau (Oberbefehlshaber
10. Armee). In the invasion of Poland, 18. Infanterie-Division (Cranz)
was under the command of XI. Armekorps (Leeb), which itself is a part of
the 10. Armee (Reichenau). Standing
directly below Hitler is Generalmajor Erwin Rommel (Kommandeur
Führer-Begleit-Bataillon). Photo by Hugo Jaeger, one of Hitler's
personal photographer.
Original
color portraits of Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel (Oberbefehlshaber
Panzerarmee "Afrika") which was taken by Hitler's personal photographer
Heinrich Hoffmann on 30 September 1942 when Rommel was presented his
marschallstab (Marshal baton) by Hitler at Neue Reichskanzlei, Berlin.
These would be 100% agfacolor color 35mm slide film taken by Hoffmann.
Then the agfacolor film would have been converted to the standard color
printing process of the time. A lot of the rich colours and debt from
the agfacolor film would have been lost in the printing process. Much
after 1943 most of these portraits were all photographed using color
film.Source :
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Tripoli, Libya, February 15, 1941. Parade of the first contingent of the newly arrived Afrikakorps in North Africa. This photo was taken by Kriegsberichter Sturm of KBK Lw 7 (Kriegsberichter-Kompanie Luftwaffe 7), and shows the Commander of the Deutsches Afrikakorps (DAK), Generalleutnant Erwin Rommel (second from right), who had just arrived at the parade site. He was greeted by Generale d'Armata Italo Gariboldi (left, Italian Governor-General in Libya). Joining the salute to Rommel's left was Generalmajor Johannes Streich (Kommandeur 5. leichte-Division), while between Gariboldi and Rommel stood Oberstleutnant Claus von dem Borne (Chef des Stabes Deutsches Afrikakorps).
General
der Panzertruppe Erwin Rommel (Befehlshaber Panzergruppe "Afrika") with
unknown Ritterkreuzträger in North Africa. Behind Rommel with face
barely visible is Generalmajor Alfred Gause (Chef des Generalstabes Panzergruppe "Afrika").
The picture was taken in the period between July 1941 (Rommel promoted
from Generalleutnant to General der Panzertruppe) and January 1942
(Rommel promoted to Generaloberst).General der Panzertruppe Erwin Rommel (Kommandierender General Deutsches Afrikakorps) directs the movements of his force with Oberst Erwin...
