Necrology
Year: 1944
Erwin Rommel
Born: November 15th, 1891
Died: October 14th, 1944
Famous For: German Field Marshal During World War II, Nicknamed "The Desert Fox"
Cause of Death: Forced to commit suicide by ingestion of a cyanide capsule
Burial Place: Herrlingen Cemetery, Herrlingen (outside of Ulm), Germany
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