= Rommel no
Miko? =
Well, we've all seen those
Miko pages, right? Love sick girls/guys who act as the go between for the
mortals and their God of choice? You know, based of the shinto shrine maidens
who hold the same title? I am the Miko of Rommel... hence the name.
Hey, I have some nice
(I think they're nice anyway) scans of Der Wüstenfuchs himself!
He's in the
Mammoth!
He's such
a handsome young man!
Another shot
of him in WWI
Yowzah! A
close-up!
He's got an
odd look in his eyes
A nice pose
^_^
He's concentrating
on something he's being told.
Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel was
born in Heidenheim, Wurttemberg, on Nov. 15, 1891
Now, I'll address
this before anyone starts to get upset. I admire Herr Rommel for his dynamic
personality, his honorable nature, his genius for tank warfare, the respect
& dedication he had for the men who served under him, his creative
thinking, his bravery and the love he had for life.
He served in
the first World War as well as the second, and is proof that even during
the worst war this world has ever seen there can still be men with honor
intact. He disobeyed direct orders to execute prisoners, he even cut the
all ready terribly low water rations of his own troops (whilst in Africa)
just to make sure that his prisoners had enough. He admired the Allied
forces he fought against, especially the English and Australian soldiers.
Likewise he was admired by the enemy.
I don't
want anyone to get the wrong idea, mainly that I'm the miko of a Nazi.
Rommel was not a party man, and on October 14, 1944 was made to commit
suicide for his minimal involvement in the July 20th attempt on Hitler's
life. Anyone who doubts that Erwin Rommel is a man of great heart &
courage should pick up a copy of "The
Rommel Papers" and read some of the letters he wrote to his wife
and son, and the account of his actions during World War II.
ERWIN
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commanders who opposed him. Yet his unwavering brilliance and nobility
won him the enduring respect of his enemies, and-eventually-the betrayal
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