“My father [Erwin Rommel] believed that Germany should have a great interest to leave the war with a peace under conditions.” ShouldWarFatherInterestConditionsShould HaveGermanyRommel Author:Manfred Rommel
“It may be that [Erwin Rommel] believed it to be possible to convince [Adolf] Hitler to go away and to end the war, but Hitler never dreamed of doing something like that.” MayWarEndsConvinceGoing AwayRommel Author:Manfred Rommel
“I think my father [ Erwin Rommel] would have given the same answer. The British and Americans and the French were too strong, too strong and the strategy of this battle was too clever. And the war may be - it would have taken some weeks longer before the German front was penetrated. And by the way, today we know that it was better to lose the war than to win it with Hitler.” ThinkingKnowsWayMayWarTodayFatherWinningStrongGivenLosesAnswersTakenWeekFrontsBattleStrategyBritishCleverRommel Author:Manfred Rommel
“I remember when I was in the prisoner camp, I was a French prisoner. And I saw the first photograph from the concentration camps, and we discussed it with other prisoners. And our feeling was we did not only lose the war, we lost also our honor.” FirstsWarFeelingsRememberLostLosesSawsHonorPhotographConcentrationPrisonerCampsRemember WhenConcentration Camp Author:Manfred Rommel
