Post by Erwin RommelAccepted on Apr 22, 2008 18:06:53 GMT -5
Welcome Corporal Nice to have you on the board.!!!
Name: Erwin Rommel
Nationality:
- You may pick any, but remember, you will be apart of the German Army - This is until new mass rank threads are added for other nationalities.
German
What Army will Your Character Serve Beneath?
Germany or Italy or Japan: Germany
Character History:
- Write a brief Bio about your characters background.
Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel (15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944) was perhaps the most famous German Field Marshal of World War II. He was the commander of the Deutsches Afrika Korps and also became known by the nickname "The Desert Fox" (Wüstenfuchs, listen (help·info)) for the skillful military campaigns he waged on behalf of the German Army in North Africa. He was later in command of the German forces opposing the Allied cross-channel invasion at Normandy. He is thought by many to have been the most skilled commander of desert warfare in World War II.
Rommel's military successes earned the respect not only of his troops and Adolf Hitler, but also that of his enemy Commonwealth troops in the North African Campaign. An enduring legacy of Rommel's character is that he is also considered to be a chivalrous and humane military officer in contrast with many other figures of Nazi Germany. Most captured commonwealth soldiers during his Africa campaign report to have been largely treated humanely, and orders to kill captured Jewish soldiers and civilians in all theatres of his command were defiantly ignored. Following the defeat of Axis forces in North Africa, and whilst commanding the defence of Occupied France, his fortunes changed when he was suspected of involvement in the failed July 20 Plot of 1944 to kill Hitler and was forced to commit suicide.
Military Rank:
Scenario: You are in the middle of two American Browning Automatic Rifles and have nothing but a grenade and bolt action rifle. There are 4 soldiers 1 in each nest and one one each side of you with Thompson Sub-Machine guns. What would your character do? How would he respond?
Corporal
Writing Sample:
Scenario:You are in the middle of two German MG42's and have nothing but a grenade and bolt action rifle. There are 4 soldiers 1 in each nest and one one each side of you with MP40's. WHat would your character do? HOw would he respond?
I would first eliminate the German MG42's with a grenade then the other with the rifle. Then I would dash over to the MG42 and grab it and mow down the rest of the enemy troops.