[ Autograph ] Erwin J. Rommel 1891-1944 German field marshall 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. War date D.S. 2pp. 4to., North Africa, May 5, 1942. As " Generaloberst und Oberfehlshaber der Panzerarmee Afrika Rommel signs an battlefield order awarding war service crosses to three soldiers under his command. Signed in pencil as is usually the case. Two file hole in one margin have no effect. E750-1000 "