Here's a WI to go along with the movie (which I haven't yet seen): WI Rommel wasn't implicated? IIRC some general who botched suicide kept repeating Rommel's name, the Gestapo started asking questions, and ultimately the Desert Fox wound up taking poison to avoid a trial for High Treason, and imprisonment of his family. But WI for whatever reason Rommel's involvement never came up? After his recovery from nearly getting killed by a RAF fighter-bomber in Normandy, where would Hitler have sent Rommel? Back to the Western Front? Or to the Eastern Front to try and stop Zhukov and Koniev? There were several generals who did have both Eastern and Western experience (Model, Bayerlein, Mantueffel, von Rundstedt), so sending Rommel east wouldn't necessarily be out of the question. Or does he take over the Western Front from von Rundstedt?
Rommel not implicated in Valkyrie?
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He was indicated pretty prominantly as a possible member of the Future government and Military in a post-Hitler Valkyrie regime. He might not have known anything about it But he was still considered.
I would not think he would be sent to the eastern Front. Rommel is still Hitlers favorite General and would most difenetly keep him in the west were it could be possible for a few victories to boost the propaganda. We might also see much more military advisement (in the form of rommel) againt the Ardennes offensive and the waste of Germanys remaining armored forces
I would not think he would be sent to the eastern Front. Rommel is still Hitlers favorite General and would most difenetly keep him in the west were it could be possible for a few victories to boost the propaganda. We might also see much more military advisement (in the form of rommel) againt the Ardennes offensive and the waste of Germanys remaining armored forces