German field marshal (1891–1944) who earned the sobriquet “The Desert Fox” for his tactical genius as Commander of the Afrika Korps. In 1944 he was implicated in a plot to assassinate Hitler; given the choice of suicide or a trial, he ended his own life with poison. TLS, in German, signed in indelible black pencil “Rommel,” one page, 8.25 x 6.5, June 16, 1939. Rommel informs Frau Wolff of the death of her son, Heinrich, in a training exercise. Light vertical fold (lightly touching “R”) and tear to top left edge (tape-repaired from reverse), otherwise fine, clean condition. RRAuction COA.
