The Life and Death of the Desert Fox

Photo: Generalmajor Erwin Rommel during the victory parade in Paris after the fall of France, June 1940. Photo: German Federal Archives (Bundesarchiv), Bild 146-1970-076-43 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Goalhanger

14 Oct, 2019

WW2 Pod We Have Ways

39 mins

Assasinations

Axis Generals

No German military leader of World War Two has a greater reputation than Erwin Rommel. Such was his perceived threat to Hitler and the Nazi hierarchy that on October 14th, 1944, he was pushed to commit suicide rather than face a trial for alleged involvement in the plot to assassinate the Führer. Seventy five years on from his death James Holland and Al Murray assess Rommel’s war time record and debate the truth of his reputation as an apolitical and decent man. A Goalhanger Films production Produced by Harry Lineker and Joey McCarthy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Meet the Speakers

James Holland

Historian, writer, and podcaster, specialises in World War II and hosts "We Have Ways" podcast.

Al Murray

Al Murray, comedian, writer, and historian, co-hosts the WWII podcast We Have Ways of Making You Talk and writes on

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