This man was decorated for capturing Mount Matajur during the Battle of Longarone.
This man was decorated for capturing Mount Matajur during the Battle of Longarone. He hadthe idea to place wooden poles known as his namesake "asparagus" to stave off glider landings, andin one battle he lost Kidney Ridge despite laying traps of barbed wire and mines called "Devil'sGardens." This commander of the Ghost Division, victor at Kasserine Pass, and supporter of theBlack Orchestra was arrested in connection with the (*) 20th of July Plot, after which he committedsuicide. He lost the Trento, Bologna, and Ariete Divisions to Bernard Montgomery at El Alamein. For 10points, name this leader of the Afrika Korps called the "Desert Fox," a Nazi tank commander.
This man was decorated for capturing Mount Matajur during the Battle of Longarone.
Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel [prompt on "Desert Fox" before mention]