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WWII NAZI GERMANY LUFTWAFFE POW VET MAYOR STUTTGART AUTHOR ROMMEL LETTER SIGNED!

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  • Theme: Militaria
  • Conflict: WW II (1939-45)

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    MANFRED ROMMEL
    (1928 – 2013)
    WWII NAZI GERMANY LUFTWAFFENHELFER IN THE GERMAN LUFTWAFFE AIR FORCE – TAKEN AS A POW and INTERROGATED AT THE END OF THE WAR,
    AWARD-WINNING GERMAN POLITICIAN and AUTHOR,
    MAYOR (
    OBERBÜRGERMEISTER
    )
    OF STUTTGART, GERMANY FOR MORE THAN TWO DECADES 1974-1996,
    &
    SON OF WWII NAZI WEHRMACHT FIELD MARSHAL ERWIN ROMMEL, WHO WAS FORCED TO COMMIT SUICIDE FOR HIS COMPLICITY IN THE PLOT TO ASSASSINATE ADOLPH HITLER!
    Manfred Rommel's policies were described as tolerant and liberal, and he was one of the most popular municipal politicians in Germany.
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    HERE’S A LETTER SIGNED BY ROMMEL ON HIS STUTTGART, GERMANY MAYORAL LETTERHEAD, 1p., DATED NOV. 28, 1979, TO HENRY J. LOHRENGEL, JR.,
    IN GERMAN, THANKING HIM FOR HIS LETTER OF NOVEMBER 15, 1979 and THE NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS. and SIGNING PHOTOS FOR HIM…
    A FINE ADDITION TO YOUR WWII NAZI GERMANY MILITARY HISTORY AUTOGRAPH, MANUSCRIPT & EPHEMERA COLLECTION!
    The document measures 8” x 10” and is in VERY FINE, CONDITION.
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    BIOGRAPHY OF MANFRED ROMMEL
    Manfred Rommel
    (24 December 1928 – 7 November 2013) was a
    German
    politician belonging to the
    Christian Democratic Union
    , who served as
    Mayor
    of
    Stuttgart
    from 1974 until 1996. Rommel's policies were described as tolerant and liberal, and he was one of the most popular municipal politicians in Germany. He was the recipient of numerous foreign honours. He was the only son of
    Wehrmacht
    field marshal
    Erwin Rommel
    and his wife Lucia Maria Mollin (1894–1971), and contributed to the establishment of museums in his father's honour. He was also known for his friendship with
    George Patton IV
    and
    David Montgomery
    , the sons of his father's two principal military adversaries.
    Background and family
    Rommel was born in Stuttgart and entered service as a
    Luftwaffenhelfer
    (air force assistant) in 1943 at age 14, serving in an anti-aircraft battery. He considered joining the
    Waffen SS
    , but his father opposed it. On 14 October 1944, he was present at his parents' house when his father was led off to be forced to commit suicide for his alleged complicity in the
    20 July plot
    to assassinate
    Adolf Hitler
    , which was publicly portrayed by the Nazi leadership as a death resulting from a war injury. In February 1945, Rommel was dismissed from air force service and in March was conscripted into the paramilitary
    Reichsarbeitsdienst
    service. Stationed in
    Riedlingen
    at the end of April, he deserted just before the
    French First Army
    entered the town. He was taken prisoner of war, was interrogated by (among others) general
    Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
    , and disclosed the truth about his father's death.
    Post-war life and career
    In 1947, he took his
    Abitur
    while studying in
    Biberach an der Riß
    and went on to study law at the
    University of Tübingen
    . He married Liselotte in 1954 and had a daughter named Catherine. After a stint working as a lawyer, in 1956, Rommel entered the civil service and later became state secretary in the state government of
    Baden-Württemberg
    .
    In 1974, Rommel succeeded
    Arnulf Klett
    as
    Oberbürgermeister
    (equivalent to Mayor) of Stuttgart by winning 58.5% of the votes in the second round of elections, defeating Peter Conradi of the
    Social Democratic Party
    . He was re-elected after the first round of elections in 1982 with 69.8% and in 1990 with 71.7% of the votes. As the mayor of Stuttgart, he was also known for his effort to give the
    Red Army Faction
    terrorists who had committed suicide at the Stuttgart-
    Stammheim prison
    a proper burial, despite the concern that the graves would become a pilgrimage point for radical leftists.
    While Oberbürgermeister of Stuttgart, Rommel began a much-publicised friendship with U.S. Army Major General
    George Patton IV
    , the son of his father's World War II adversary, General
    George S. Patton
    , who was assigned to the
    VII Corps
    headquarters near the city. Additionally, he was also friends with
    David Montgomery, 2nd Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
    , the son of his father's other great adversary, Field Marshal
    Bernard Law Montgomery
    , a friendship viewed by some as a symbol of British-German reconciliation following the War and West Germany's admission into
    NATO
    .
    In a 1996 celebration at the Württemberg State Theatre, Manfred Rommel received the highest German civil distinction, the
    Bundesverdienstkreuz
    . In his speech,
    Helmut Kohl
    put particular emphasis on the good relations that were kept and built upon between
    France
    and Germany during Rommel's tenure as Oberbürgermeister of Stuttgart. A few days after this distinction was given to Rommel, the city of Stuttgart offered him the Honorary Citizen Award. He risked his popularity when he stood out for the fair treatment of foreign immigrants, who were being drawn to Stuttgart by its booming economy. As mayor, Rommel also exerted "tight control over the city's finances, reducing its debt and enabling a radical makeover of the local infrastructure, especially roads and public transport [while working]...to foster Franco-German relations."
    Rommel's political position is described as tolerant and liberal.
    Outside politics
    Having retired from politics in 1996, Rommel was still in demand as an author and stirring speaker, despite suffering from
    Parkinson's disease
    . He wrote various political and humorous books. He was known for his down-to-earth and often funny sayings and quotations. Occasionally, he wrote articles for the
    Stuttgarter Zeitung
    .
    Rommel collaborated with
    Basil Liddell-Hart
    in the publication of
    The Rommel Papers
    , a collection of diaries, letters and notes that his father wrote during and after his military campaigns. He was awarded several foreign awards including the
    Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
    , the French
    légion d'honneur
    , the US
    Medal of Freedom
    and the highest grade of the German federal order of merit.
    He died on 7 November 2013, survived by his wife Lieselotte and his daughter Catherine.
    Movies
    In the following movies about his father during the Second World War, Manfred Rommel was played by the following actors:
    1951:
    The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
    (German: Rommel, der Wüstenfuchs) (Director:
    Henry Hathaway
    ),
    William Reynolds
    as Manfred Rommel
    1962:
    The Longest Day
    (German: der längste Tag) (Director(s):
    Annakin
    /
    Marton
    /
    Wicki
    /
    Oswald
    /
    Zanuck
    ),
    Michael Hinz
    as Manfred Rommel. Hinz's father
    Werner Hinz
    played Field Marshal Rommel in the film
    1989:
    War and Remembrance
    (TV-Series),
    Matthias Hinze
    as Manfred Rommel
    2012:
    Rommel
    (Director: Niki Stein),
    Patrick Mölleken
    as Manfred Rommel
    Honours
    Manfred Rommel once wrote about his many honours: "Die Zahl der Titel will nicht enden. Am Grabstein stehet: bitte wenden!" which translates as: "The number of honours seems to be endless. The inscription on my gravestone will read: Please turn over!"
    1979: Honorary citizen of Cairo
    1982: Orden wider den tierischen Ernst, for his sense of humor
    1982: Grand Officer in the
    Order of Orange-Nassau
    of the Netherlands
    1982: Honorary Senator of the University of Applied Sciences Stuttgart
    1984: General-Clay Medal
    1985: Knight of the
    Legion of Honor
    of the French Republic
    1987: Guardian of Jerusalem
    1987: Grand Officer Cross of Merit of the Italian Republic
    1990: Commander of the
    Order of the British Empire
    1990: Medal of Merit of the State of Baden-Württemberg
    1990: Dr. Friedrich Lehner Medal for the development of public transport
    1990: Bonding medal for German-American friendship
    1992: Honorary doctorate of the University of Maryland
    1993: Golden Order of Merit of the IAAF
    1995: Otto Hirsch Medal
    1996: Honorary Citizen of the City of Stuttgart
    1996: Chairman of the joint chiefs of staff award for distinguished public service
    1996: Friedrich E. Vogt Medal for Services to the Swabian dialect
    1996: Honorary doctorate of the University of Wales
    1996: Great Cross of Merit (1978) with star (1989) and shoulder belt (1996) *
    Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
    1996: Appointed Professor
    1997: Price of the Entente Franco-Allemande for the German-French friendship
    1997: Honorary member of the German Association of Cities
    1997: Heinz Herbert Karry Prize
    1998: Dolf Sternberger Award for
    2008: Hans-Peter-Stihl Preis
    Works
    Abschied vom Schlaraffenland. Gedanken über Politik und Kultur
    . Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart, München 1987,
    ISBN
    3-421-06081-9
    .
    Manfred Rommels gesammelte Sprüche
    , Gefunden und herausgegeben von Ulrich Frank-Planitz, Engelhorn Verlag, Stuttgart 1988,
    ISBN
    3-87203-050-7
    Wir verwirrten Deutschen
    . Ullstein, Frankfurt am Main 1989,
    ISBN
    3-548-34614-6
    .
    Manfred Rommels gesammelte Gedichte
    . Engelhorn-Verlag, Stuttgart 1993
    Die Grenzen des Möglichen. Ansichten und Einsichten
    . Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart, München 1995,
    ISBN
    3-421-05001-5
    .
    Trotz allem heiter. Erinnerungen
    . Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart, München 1998,
    ISBN
    3-421-05151-8
    .
    Neue Sprüche und Gedichte
    . Gesammelt und herausgegeben von Ulrich Frank-Planitz, Hohenheim-Verlag, Stuttgart 2000,
    ISBN
    978-3-89850-002-9
    Manfred Rommels gesammelte Sprüche
    , dva, Stuttgart 2001,
    ISBN
    978-3-421-05573-6
    .
    Holzwege zur Wirklichkeit
    . Hohenheim-Verlag, Stuttgart 2001,
    ISBN
    3-89850-026-8
    .
    Soll und Haben
    . Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart, München 2001,
    ISBN
    3-421-05579-3
    .
    Das Land und die Welt
    . Hohenheim-Verlag, Stuttgart 2003,
    ISBN
    3-89850-099-3
    .
    Ganz neue Sprüche & Gedichte und andere Einfälle
    . Hohenheim-Verlag, Stuttgart 2004,
    ISBN
    3-89850-123-X
    Vom Schlaraffenland ins Jammertal?
    . Hohenheim-Verlag, Stuttgart 2006,
    ISBN
    3-89850-137-X
    .
    Gedichte und Parodien
    . Hohenheim-Verlag, Stuttgart 2006,
    ISBN
    3-89850-151-5
    .
    Manfred Rommels schwäbisches Allerlei. Eine bunte Sammlung pfiffiger Sprüche, witziger Gedichte und zumeist amüsanter Geschichten
    . Hohenheim-Verlag, Stuttgart 2008,
    ISBN
    978-3-89850-170-5
    .
    Auf der Suche nach der Zukunft. Zeitzeichen unter dem Motto: Ohne Nein kein Ja
    . Hohenheim-Verlag, Stuttgart 2008,
    ISBN
    978-3-89850-173-6
    .
    1944 – das Jahr der Entscheidung. Erwin Rommel in Frankreich(The year of decesion. Erwin Rommel in France)
    , Hohenheim-Verlag, Stuttgart 2010,
    ISBN
    978-3-89850-196-5
    .
    Die amüsantesten Texte
    . Hohenheim-Verlag, Stuttgart 2010,
    ISBN
    978-3-89850-203-0
    .
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