Field Marshal General Erwin Rommel (1891 - 1944)

Colorized a photo of General Erwin Rommel looking dapper in a Hugo Boss produced military uniform and overcoat some liberties on the background.

Field Marshal General Erwin Rommel (1891 – 1944)

My diversification into the War photos left me with several photos on my hard drive with some unfinished colorization.  This one for the German war hero Rommel was completed yesterday along with another.  Some liberties were taken of the background.  The vine leaves on the wall would not have been a problem colorizing but I felt a simpler background gives more focus to the subject.

General Erwin Rommel (1891 - 1944), the "Desert Fox" photo taken ca 1941

Feared by the allies until he met his match in British General Bernard Montgomery on the North African front colorized here.  General Rommel was among those charge in the last conspiracy on the failed assassination attempt on Hitler, 20 July 1944.  But due his popularity with the German people, he was asked to commit suicide on 14 Oct 1944, taking a cyanide pill. His exploits are at the Wikipedia site here: