U.S. Marine Forces

Europe General Field Marshal Erwin Rommel

“Desert Fox” Day Tour

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MARFOREUR

HERRLINGEN

GERMANY

Unclassified

U.S. Marine Forces Europe General Field Marshal Erwin Rommel

“Desert Fox” Day Tour

-Driving time from MFE/A HQ to

Herrlingen: Approx 1:10

-North on Panzer Strasse

-A81 towards Stuttgart 4.4 k

-A8 towards Munich/Flughaven

82.2k

-Exit 62 Ulm West/merge to B10

Ulm 3.8k

-Exit toward Blaustein 500m

-Merge onto Berliner Ring K9915

1k

-Right on Blautalstrasse/B28

650m

-Right onto Bahnhof

strasse/K7383 150m

-Left onto Oberherrlinger

Strasse

-Arrive at Herrlingen Cemetery

to begin tour.

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ROMMEL

GRAVE SITE

1. Rommel Grave Site

2. Rommel Museum “Villa

Lindenhof”

3. Rommel Home “Haus

Friendenthal”

4. Rommel Suicide Site

U.S. Marine Forces Europe General Field Marshal Erwin Rommel

PME Overview

ROMMEL

MUSEUM

ROMMEL

HOUSE

ROMMEL

DEATH SITE

Click here for Google Map

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ROMMEL’S

GRAVE SITE

-Enter Herrlingen on K7383

-Right on Oberherrlinger Str

-Right on Kaplanelweg

-Park adjacent to Fire

Station

-Sign at entry to cemtery

notes Rommel Grave Site.

U.S. Marine Forces Europe General Field Marshal Erwin Rommel

PME Grave Site

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Rommel Grave Site

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ROMMEL

MUSEUM

Unclassified

-From Rommel Grave Site, right onto

Oberherrlinger Str

-Left on Kanalweg- take it past park on

left, over small bridge, and to backside of

Lindenhof Villa (Rommel Musem)

-You’ll see an information sign at the

back entrance to the villa.

- Call/email for an appointment

U.S. Marine Forces Europe General Field Marshal Erwin Rommel

PME Rommel Museum

Lindenhof 2 PLZ Ort: 89134

Blaustein-Herrlingen Telefon:

07304 / 7044 Fax: 07304 / 7046

Homepage:

Click here for Museum Website

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Rommel Museum/Villa Lindenhof

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ROMMEL’S

HOUSE

Unclassified

-From Villa Lindenhof (Rommel Museum)

back onto K7383

- South (right) to Bahnhof Str

- Through 4 way intersection then veer

right onto Erwin Rommel Steige

-House is approximately 200 meters up

hill on left (south) side of road. Note

Stone Gate with placard as shown on

following slide.

U.S. Marine Forces Europe General Field Marshal Erwin Rommel

PME Rommel House

“Rommel Papers”

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Rommel House “Haus Friedenthal”

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ROMMEL’S

DEATH SITE

-Proceed west (uphill) from Haus

Friedenthal along Erwin Rommel Stiege

-Stay left at fork in the road

-Pass housing development on right

-Will see open field to your right approx

150 m from T intersection of Route 1236.

-Take right hand turn onto farm road. You

will see a sign at the entrance noting way

to the site of Rommel’s forced suicide.

-Proceed approx 500 m north along road.

-Suicide site noted with large stone

memorial on right side of road.

U.S. Marine Forces Europe General Field Marshal Erwin Rommel

PME Suicide Site

“Forced Suicide”

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Rommel Suicide Site

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Scene Setter/Recommended Reading

“Discovering the Rommel Murder, The Life and Death of the Desert Fox” by Charles F. Marshall

“The Rommel Papers” by B.H. Liddell-Hart

“Knight’s Cross: A Life of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel” by David Fraser

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94-N48TkdXE