Colonel General Rommel inspecting German defensive positions, North Africa, Jan 1942Colonel General Rommel with Major General Böttcher, North Africa, Jan 1942Colonel General Erwin Rommel and officers at El Agheila, Libya, 12 Jan 1942Captured British-built AEC armored command vehicle in German service as Colonel General Erwin Rommel
Colonel General Rommel inspecting German defensive positions, North Africa, Jan 1942Colonel General Rommel with Major General Böttcher, North Africa, Jan 1942Colonel General Erwin Rommel and officers at El Agheila, Libya, 12 Jan 1942Captured British-built AEC armored command vehicle in German service as Colonel General Erwin Rommel's command vehicle, North Africa, Feb 1942
8.8 cm FlaK gun firing at Bir al Hakim, Jun 1942; note General RommelErwin Rommel and Fritz Bayerlein in the SdKfz. 250/3 command vehicle Erwin Rommel and Fritz Bayerlein in the SdKfz. 250/3 command vehicle Erwin Rommel and Fritz Bayerlein in the SdKfz. 250/3 command vehicle
8.8 cm FlaK gun firing at Bir al Hakim, Jun 1942; note General Rommel's SdKfz. 250 command vehicle in backgroundErwin Rommel and Fritz Bayerlein in the SdKfz. 250/3 command vehicle 'Greif', near Tobruk, Libya, Jun 1942, photo 1 of 4Erwin Rommel and Fritz Bayerlein in the SdKfz. 250/3 command vehicle 'Greif', near Tobruk, Libya, Jun 1942, photo 2 of 4Erwin Rommel and Fritz Bayerlein in the SdKfz. 250/3 command vehicle 'Greif', near Tobruk, Libya, Jun 1942, photo 3 of 4
Erwin Rommel and Fritz Bayerlein in the SdKfz. 250/3 command vehicle German Army 8.8 cm FlaK 18 gun deployed in an anti-tank role, Bir al Hakim, near Tobruk, North Africa, Jun 1942, photo 1 of 2German Army 8.8 cm FlaK 18 gun deployed in an anti-tank role, Bir al Hakim, near Tobruk, North Africa, Jun 1942, photo 2 of 2German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel in North Africa, Jun 1942
Erwin Rommel and Fritz Bayerlein in the SdKfz. 250/3 command vehicle 'Greif', near Tobruk, Libya, Jun 1942, photo 4 of 4German Army 8.8 cm FlaK 18 gun deployed in an anti-tank role, Bir al Hakim, near Tobruk, North Africa, Jun 1942, photo 1 of 2German Army 8.8 cm FlaK 18 gun deployed in an anti-tank role, Bir al Hakim, near Tobruk, North Africa, Jun 1942, photo 2 of 2German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel in North Africa, Jun 1942
German troops changing the barrel of an 8.8 cm FlaK gun, Bir al Hakim, Tunisia, North Africa, Jun 1942German SdKfz. 251 halftrack vehicle at Bir al Hakim, near Tobruk, Libya, 1 Jun 1942German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel observing the field near El Alamein, Egypt, 18 Jun 1942German 8.8 cm FlaK gun being towed during the First Battle of El Alamein, Egypt, Jul 1942
German troops changing the barrel of an 8.8 cm FlaK gun, Bir al Hakim, Tunisia, North Africa, Jun 1942German SdKfz. 251 halftrack vehicle at Bir al Hakim, near Tobruk, Libya, 1 Jun 1942German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel observing the field near El Alamein, Egypt, 18 Jun 1942German 8.8 cm FlaK gun being towed during the First Battle of El Alamein, Egypt, Jul 1942
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