Erwin Rommel

200 prisoners. Rommel was now facing troops in the front and the rear he needed a plan. He knew it called for a bold and tactical move so he embarked on the boldest achievement in his career. Rommel quickly rushed his battalion 2 miles behind the enemy front lines and cut off their supply line, and then Rommel confronted an entire Italian brigade, consisting of 50 officers and 2000 men, he did this with only 150 of his own men. The brigade promptly surrendered under the notion that Rommel had been commanding a much larger force than he actually had. Erwin Rommel wasted no time and hastily doubled back and captured the town of Jevszek, where he captured 1000 more prisoners. Rommel then moved onward to the crown of the Mrzli Mountain and gambled with another very bold tactic. Rommel simply walked up to the Italians waving a single white handkerchief and shouted for their surrender, and astonishingly the 1500 defenders laid down their weapons and surrendered. Rommel's audacity had paid off; with this success
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