Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel Biography and Timeline

Birth of Erwin von Rommel

Birth of Erwin von Rommel, Heidenheim near Ulm in Wurttemberg

Lieutenant

Appointed Member of 124th Wurttemberg Regiment

Education

Begins studies at the Royal Officer Cadet Academy

Lieutenant

Appointed Lieutenant, 2nd after attending the Danzig War Academy

Lieutenant

Appointed Member of 49th Field Artillery Regiment

Battle of Bleid

Takes part in the battle for Bleid

Role range: 1914-1918

Health of Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel

Put in hospital with a leg injury for 3 months

Iron Cross

Awarded the Iron Cross, 1st class

Role range: 1914-1918

Health of Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel

A 2nd leg wound forces him into hospital

Capture of Mount Cosna

Leads a raid which captures Mount Cosna from the Romanians

Marriage

Rommel marries Lucie Mollin

Lieutenant

Appointed Lieutenant

Lieutenant

Appointed Lieutenant

Role range: 1914-1918

Battle of Caporetto

Erwin Rommel, who, as a junior officer, won the Pour le Merite for his exploits in the battle

Role range: 1914-1918

Instructor

Appointed Instructor to the Infantry School in Dresden

Infantry Attacks

Publication of "Infantry Attacks", brings Rommel into direct contact with Hitler

Infantry

Publication of "Infantry Attacks", brings Rommel into direct contact with Hitler

Major

Appointed Major

Commander of 17th Infantry Reg

Appointed Commander of the 3rd battalion of the 17th Infantry Regiment

1st Meeting With Hitler

Rommel meets Hitler for the 1st time during a secular Harvest Festival

Instructor

Appointed Instructor at the War College in Potsdam

Reform of Armed Forces

Given the task of improving discipline in the Hitler Youth. Given the task of absorbing the remainder of the SA into the army

Lieutenant Colonel

Appointed Lieutenant Colonel

Infantry Attacks

Publication of "Infantry Attacks"

Infantry

Publication of "Infantry Attacks"

Commander of Fuhrer Begleit

Appointed Commander of the Fuhrer Begleit Battalion, Hitler's personal security unit

Fuhrer Begleit

Appointed Commander of the Fuhrer Begleit Battalion, Hitler's personal security unit

Commander of HQ

Appointed Commander of Hitler's HQ for the occupation of Prague

Rule of Prague

Appointed Commander of Hitler's HQ for the occupation of Prague

Commander of HQ

Appointed Commander of Hitler's personal HQ on the outbreak of war

Role range: 1939-1945

Commander of 7th Army

Appointed Commander of the 7th Panzer Division with the rank of Major General

Commander of 7th Panzer Division

Appointed Commander of the 7th Panzer Division with the rank of Major General

Role range: 1939-1945

Major General

Appointed Commander of the 7th Panzer Division with the rank of Major General

Role range: 1939-1945

Operation Yellow

Leads right hand column of the 7th, "Ghost Division"

Role range: 1939-1945

Invasion of Belgium

The assault on the Maginot Line begins. Rommel crosses the border 30 miles south of Aachen

Role range: 1939-1945

Maginot Line

The assault on the Maginot Line begins

Role range: 1939-1945

Operation Yellow

1st day, takes the high ground at Maspelt before moving on to the Espeler-Dorner line

Role range: 1939-1945

Operation Yellow

The 7th Division crosses the Ourthe River

Role range: 1939-1945

Battle of River Meuse

Crosses the River Meuse

Role range: 1939-1945

Operation Yellow

The 7th Rifle Regiment crosses the Maas between Houx & Dinant

Role range: 1939-1945