Did Rommel say if I had to take hell?
German commander Erwin Rommel was even quoted as saying: “If I had to take hell, I would use the Australians to take it and the New Zealanders to hold it. “If I’d had one division of Māori, I would have taken the canal in a week. If I’d had three, I’d have taken Baghdad.”
How did the Rats of Tobruk win?
Australian troops led the advance. But a rapid German offensive quickly reversed these early victories. All that stopped the Germans’ march on Egypt was the defiant garrison at Tobruk. In so doing, they achieved lasting fame as the “Rats of Tobruk”.
When did allies retake Tobruk?
The siege of Tobruk lasted for 241 days in 1941, after Axis forces advanced through Cyrenaica from El Agheila in Operation Sonnenblume against Allied forces in Libya, during the Western Desert Campaign (1940–1943) of the Second World War….Siege of Tobruk.
| Date | 10 April – 27 November 1941 |
|---|---|
| Result | Allied victory |
Did Rommel capture Tobruk?
On June 21, 1942, General Erwin Rommel turns his assault on the British-Allied garrison at Tobruk, Libya, into victory, as his panzer division occupies the North African port. Rommel took more than 30,000 prisoners, 2,000 vehicles, 2,000 tons of fuel, and 5,000 tons of rations. …
What did Erwin Rommel think of New Zealand and Australian troops?
Rommel also faced New Zealand and Australian troops in the battle of El Alamein, which was the “end of the beginning” for axis presence in North Africa, and the Mediterranean. “If I had to take hell, I would use the Australians to take it and the New Zealanders to hold it.” – attributed to Erwin Rommel. He admired them greatly.
Who was Erwin Rommel and what did he do?
Erwin Rommel was a German army officer who rose to the rank of Field Marshal. He was renowned as an innovator of armored tactics, particularly as commander of the Afrika Korps in North Africa. There is a “myth” or legend which depicts Rommel as a chivalrous and noble military opponent who was not driven by political ideology.
What did Rommel say about Tobruk?
“Tobruk can’t be taken by force, given our present means.” Yeah i’ve tried looking everywhere i can think but i can’t find anything other then peoples signatures. Comparing this to other Rommel quotes it dosn’t exactly ‘sound’ like him either if you get my drift.
Did Erwin Rommel say “Give Me Ghurkas and I will conquer the world”?
The invented quote is conflation of the supposed, but unconfirmed quote by Hitler, “Give me Ghurkas (Nepalese British troops) and I will conquer the world.” Not only that, but this alleged quote of him is totally unknown over here in Germany. The only semi-famous and quotable Rommel statement about other troops that I found goes like this: