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George Patton is Born
On November 11, 1885 to-be american general George Patton III is born to Geroge and Ruth Patton in San Gabriel, CA. -
Rommel is Born
On November 15, 1891 To-Be german field marshell Erwin Rommel is born to Erwin and Helen Rommel in Heidenheim an der Brenz, Germany -
WWII Begins
On September 1, 1939, the United Stated joins the Allies in the war agianst Nazi Germany, increasing the scale of this conflict Worldwide -
Italy Joins the Axis
On the tenth of June, 1940, the country of Italy, led by dictator Benito Moussolini, joins the Axis and Hitler's regime. Because of their location they are charged with invading North Africa, in attempts to gain precious resourses, like salt and oil. -
Italy goes to Libya
Italian forces landed on Libyan shores, effictevily surprise attacking the British forces. However this did not last long as on january 22 1941, the Italian forces were beaten back and nearly decimated. -
Rommel Joins the war
On February 12, 1941, Erwin Rommel lands in Tripoli, Libya to start taking command of the Italian army, and hopefully beat back teh british. -
Rommel's big loss
Until this time, Erwin Rommel (nicknamed 'The Desert Fox' had been beating the British troopsin their attacks on Italian posts, until when on October 23, 1942 when Rommel's forces were surprise attacked, while en route to a city which British forces controled -
Patton joins the fight
On November 8, 1942 George Patton (old blood and guts as called by his troops) Landed in Morocco to help bring the fight to Rommel by leading operation 'torch' -
Rommel's Rushed Retreat
After the brutal loss on october 23, 1942, Rommel's forces were bad,y demoralized, and forced to retreat, at every turn until Mrach 6, 1943, when after one final unsuccesful assault Rommel is forced to come home -
Patton Invades Sicily
Convinced that hed had done his job, George Patton focused his effoerts ton the invasion of Sicily, Italy. -
The Invasion of Sicily
On July 10, 1943 allied troops invade Sicily in order to stop all Italian efforts in the war. After just 7 days, it is labeled a rousing success, thanks mostly to Patton's brilliant planning. -
More Facts about Patton
On July 17, 1943, when the invasion of Sicily was complete, Patton traveled to a field hospital where he accused a soldier going thrugh shellshock of cowardace, the president at that time (Dwight D. Eisenhower) did not approve and Patton had to give a formal apology. This was not the only time that Patton was seen as bullheaded, and because of this, he was not entrusted to lead the forces on Normandy beaches. -
What di Patton do on D-Day
While not trusted to lead allied forces, for being to confrontational, Patton did lead an army of inflatable tanks, sitting idly on the English side of the English channel, as a decoy, Hitler, who saw Patton as his greatest adversary, intercepted fake messeges detailing Patton's location, and fell for the trap, diverting troops, to defend the English Channel from Patton's phantom army. -
Rommel's death
on October 14, 1944, Erwin Rommel was connected to a plot to kill Adolf Hitler, Rommel was given two choices, take a cyanide pill, or face trial to reveal his fellow conspirators, and then take a cyanide pill, Rommel took his death without saying anything about who he plotted with -
More facts about Rommel
All throughout the war Rommel was respected for multiple things on both sides of the battle field, he had brilliant military tactics, was concerned of his soldiers, gave his POWs humane conditions, and most uniquely denied orders to kill jewish civillians. This respect would quickly die out with the Nazi Regime when he was connected to a plot to assassinate Aldolf Hitler.
