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

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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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