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Erwin Rommel
Erwin Rommel & Heinz Schmidt at Sidi Rezegh
By Thomas HaymesOn the afternoon of November 23, known as Totensonntag to the Germans, General Ludwig Crüwell, commander of the Afrika Korps, decided to launch both of his armored divisions at the box being defended by the 2nd South African Brigade which had laagered just south of the contested airfield at Sidi Rezegh. Read more