Erwin Rommel’s Ghost Division in World War II- The Division Fantôme
Rommel’s decisive offensive with his 7th panzer division reduced the invasion of France to a few weeks. Rommel’s legendary ghost army instigated fear in the French high command
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6 min readJul 21, 2020
A German armored car overtook a column of a French armored division, which was traveling towards Belgium border.
The German armor car stopped in front of the column head, and a German officer came out of the vehicle. He threatened the French officer in command and asked him to surrender immediately.
The French officer obliged and surrendered 40 French armor vehicles without a shot fired. The German officer was General Erwin Rommel, and his 7th Panzer division, which punched into French defenses called Ghost division or as the French call it Division Fantôme.
Early Career:
Erwin Rommel was born in Heidenheim on 15th November 1891.
Rommel rose in army command quickly and fought in World War I on the Italian front. His swift actions brought…
