DISCOVERING ROMMEL’S HQ

Erwin Rommel in 1942. The ‘Desert Fox’ was known for his personally humane conduct compared to other German commanders and he even described the North African campaign as a “War without Hate”

“HIS EYES WERE OPEN, BUT HE WAS DEAD, WHICH WAS A SHOCK BECAUSE I THOUGHT HE WAS ALIVE. IF THEY WERE CAPTURED THEY ALL HAD MEANS TO TAKE POISONED TABLETS. I THINK THAT HE COULDN’T GET AWAY SO HE JUST SAT THERE AND TOOK THE POISON”

the aftermath of the Second Battle of El Alamein, the Afrika Korps was in full retreat, and in the chaos of withdrawal the Germans had to abandon countless pieces of equipment and personal items. Following closely behind were the advancing Allied forces, including Driver Alf Jackson of the Royal Army Service Corps (RASC). Jackson had the vital task of transporting water to frontline troops, but after El Alamein he was