1914, Erwin Rommel Jr. would be sent off to the battlefields and would begin his illustrious battlefield military career.
             Rommel's record in France during World War I was both exemplary and renowned. His eagerness to use surprise and bold tactics on the front lines to overcome his enemies would prepare him forever-greater successes. Erwin Rommel would be wounded several times during WWI, but he would eventually be promoted to the rank of 1st Lieutenant. Soon after his promotion Rommel found himself in Austria for rigorous training in mountain warfare. After the training Rommel would be sent off to the Rumanian front lines. In November 1916, Erwin Rommel Jr. would wed Lucie Mollin in the town of Danzig. After he was wed, Rommel began to lead an assault on the Italian and Rumanian forces. His reputation was quickly known throughout the entire division and his men began to look up to him, even though he was still only 25 years old (The Rommel Papers, 1982).
             An example of Rommel's military genius can be shown in one particular victory at Monte Matajur during World War I. In October of 1912, Rommel's battalion would move to the Italian front and unleash their 1000+ artillery guns on their enemies. After a huge advance by Rommel's forces, Rommel was stopped by a Bavarian high-ranking officer and was told that he was to stay behind and to join with the Bavarians. Young Rommel would exchange a few words with him and then left. A few days later Rommel courageously decided to stray from the original attack plan and concocted his own plan to outflank his opponent. When he successfully did so, he captured both Mt. Matajur and the Kolovrat Ridge. Rommel then peacefully took several hundred prisoners at Kolovrat Ridge with little to no gunfire. Rommel then moved onward, he would surprise an Italian offensive from behind and capture 12 officers and 500 more men, bringing the total of captured enemy soldiers to 1...