Erwin 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 Rare war date A.L. S. "Erwin" on his personal correspondence card as "General field marschall", 2pp. 6in x 4in Sep. 7, 1943 in pencil Shortly after his recall from the disastrous campaigns of North Africa and shortly before his assumption of the defense of France Rommel takes time to write to his wife Lou. In part I well survived the aerial attack last night in the bunker of our settlement. Gunther managed to warn us in time Otherwise I would have overslept Once again one of the old faithful Africans [Afrika Corps members has fallen Captain Rochelle Its probably very bad in the East as well The attacks in Calabria dont seem all that serious to me. The main strike is coming Rommel was right attacks in Italy were mainly diversionary, in anticipation of the D day landings a few months later Rare in this format