The general known as the Desert Fox in World War II was: Rommel.
Erwin Rommel, born in Heidenheim, Württemberg, Field Marshal of Nazi Germany, a famous strategist, tactician, and theorist in world military history, nicknamed "The Desert Fox" ", Imperial Eagle", together with Manstein and Guderian, are known by later generations as the three famous generals of Nazi Germany during World War II.
Because Rommel commanded the German army and the British army in the North African battlefield of World War II and achieved many victories. The British army called Rommel the "Desert Fox" because of his flexibility in commanding operations and his ability to use troops according to the desert terrain, climate and other characteristics. He often defeated more with less and changed from passive to active.
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