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He was also known for his friendship with George Patton IV and David Montgomery, the sons of his father's two principal military adversaries.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"24 December 1928","date":"1928-12-24"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57952#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Stuttgart","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1022"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57952#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"7 November 2013","date":"2013-11-07"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57952#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Stuttgart","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1022"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57952#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Germany","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57952#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"writer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36180"},{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"jurist","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q185351"},{"text":"military personnel","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47064"},{"text":"soldier","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4991371"},{"text":"opinion journalist","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6051619"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57952#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Christian Democratic Union","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49762"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57952#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"University of Tübingen","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q153978"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57952#P69"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"mayor (1974–1997)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30185","start":"1974","end":"1997"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57952#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Commander of the Legion of Honour","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10855212"},{"text":"Commander of the Order of the British Empire","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12201477"},{"text":"Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q445673","date":"1990"},{"text":"Orden wider den tierischen Ernst","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2029100","date":"1982"},{"text":"Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10905171","date":"1996"},{"text":"Heinz Herbert Karry Prize","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23787285","date":"1997"},{"text":"Theodor Heuss Medal","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115687447","date":"1978"},{"text":"Lucius D. 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Manfred-rommel-2004.jpg — Enslin at German Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5.","cite":"\"Manfred Rommel\". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/manfred-rommel. Retrieved 5 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-31T10:00:46Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-05","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/manfred-rommel","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/manfred-rommel","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/manfred-rommel?lang=ne"}}