Erwin Rommel, the "Desert Fox", employed German "blitzkrieg" techniques to great effect during the rush through the Low Countries and France, then excelled himself in the Desert Campaign until being swamped by Allied numbers, and returned to France to work with forces attempting to prevent an Allied invasion. This text shows the forces, machinery, armament and strategies available to Rommel and how he deployed them in the 1939-1945 conflict.

Early days (181-1918) -- Between the war (1919-1939) -- The Ghost Division (1939-1940) -- North Africa : Operation Sunflower (Sonnenblume and the Afrikakorps February 1941-July 1941) -- Panzergruppe Afrika/Panzerarmee Afrika (August 1941-August 1942) -- Panzerarmee Afrika : Alamein to Tunisia (September 1942-January 1943) -- Tunisia and Army Group 'Afrika' (Heeresgruppe Afrika) -- On to Italy -- North West Europe -- The end.