The innovative tactician

Erwin Rommel

Rommel was one of the most popular and respected men in the world included enemy. (American children wanted to be him when they played war.)

What is the secret behind his successful?What is the strategy that he implimented?

Rommel’s Tactic and Strategy

• LIGHT AND FAST TANK DIVISIONDevided to other small unit-

fast,flexible,customizableBritish moved in large unit-

slow, exposed to germany panzer attack

Can change formation quick and easily base on condition

• “MOCK-UP TANK”In Tobruk, Rommel surround British strategic base.Germany tank less than British- Germany 400

tanks, British 770 tanks + 1000 aircraft fighterRommel asked Germany to make “mock-up tank”

to suprised british (dummy tank make by wood )British believe Germany have large division of tankso British were not dare to attack.

MOCK-UP TANK

• ROMMEL AND HIS SMALL AIRCRAFTFastest movement of germany panzer need

systematic observation and operatingRommel use small aircraft(himself) to supervised

his divided small divisionBritish General supervised their tank troops at

HQ (report by Intel aircraft)Rommel know the real situation of their tanks

and the warfield condition.

• WISE INTERROGATIONRommel known as a person who polite and

inhuman by his enemyVery concern about POWMake a friend with them and on the same time

doing interrogation.POW doesn’t realize that they are being

interrogated by Rommel because of his fully politeness

Major General Erwin Rommel, then commander of the 7th Panzer Division, with captured British officers in Cherbourg, France, June 1940.

Rommel and British POW

• USE WHATEVER RESOURCE AVAILABLERommel forward units where attacked by two

British Tank Regiments (70 tanks). Inflicting heavy losses among German infantry

and anti-tank gun crews. British tanks advanced and were stopped by

few 88mm Flak (anti-aircraft) gunsIt was the first time ever, that 88mm Flak guns

were used against ground targets and soon became well known and feared ‘tank killers’.”

88mm flak(anti aircraft) gun

German antiaircraft gun firing at French tanks