Rommel Speaking in Front of His Soldiers at Sollum

2 July 1941: General der Panzertruppe Erwin Rommel (Kommandierender General Deutsches Afrikakorps) reviewing the German and Italian troops stationed at Sollum after their victory against the English operation under the code name "Brevity", on May 15, 1941. In this occasion, Rommel also expresses his gratitude to the brave German soldiers and their Italian comrades after the successful tank battle at Sollum, and delivering some awards.

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Marshal Baton Ceremony for Rommel

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.

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Rommel Awarded the German Medal for His Italian Allies

On 9 February 1942, Generaloberst Erwin Rommel (left, Oberbefehlshaber Panzerarmee "Afrika") awarded the Eisernes Kreuz I. Klasse to two of his allied Italian generals, Generale di Corpo d'Armata Gastone Gambara (center, Italian XIX Corps Commander) and Generale d'Armata Ettore Bastico (right, Commander-in-Chief of the Italian Army in North Africa). Latter, Bastico would also receive a higher-ranking German medal - Deutsches Kreuz in Gold - on 5 December 1942. Behind Rommel is stood Generale di Brigata Giorgio Calvi di Bergolo (Chief of Staff of the Italian liaison officer with Panzerarmee "Afrika"). Photo by Kriegsberichter Ernst Alexander Zwilling.

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https://audiovis.nac.gov.pl/obraz/1226/12b23fe47a8541af41ec3c8e9adc4e97/

Rommel in an Award Ceremony

 

Award ceremony in Reichskanzlei, Berlin, 25 March 1941: Adolf Hitler (Führer und Reichskanzler) decorates Generalleutnant Erwin Rommel (Kommandeur 7. Panzer-Division) with Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub #10 (Knight's Cross with the Iron Crosses Nr.10). The man in the picture is Hitler's clossest ally, Benito Mussolini.

Adolf Hitler (Führer und Oberste Befehlshaber der Wehrmacht) awarded the Schwertern Grosse Urkunde (certificate for the medal of Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern) to General der Panzertruppe Erwin Rommel (Befehlshaber Panzergruppe Afrika), in Führerhauptquartier Vinnitsa, Ukraine. The picture was taken in 25 March 1942, while the medal itself had been given previously in 20 Januari 1942.

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https://audiovis.nac.gov.pl/obraz/35529/16681a180a83d321351d3a71c29af66e/

Eichenlaub Award Ceremony for Rommel

 

Award ceremony in Reichskanzlei, Berlin, 25 March 1941: Adolf Hitler (Führer und Reichskanzler) decorates Generalleutnant Erwin Rommel (Kommandeur 7. Panzer-Division) with Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub #10 (Knight's Cross with the Iron Crosses Nr.10). The man in the picture is Hitler's clossest ally, Benito Mussolini.

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https://audiovis.nac.gov.pl/obraz/35529/16681a180a83d321351d3a71c29af66e/