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Rodolfo Schmauk

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May 10, 2002, 5:26:54 PM5/10/02
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Does somebody knows who were the paternal grandfathers from the German Field
Marshal Erwin Rommel (The "Desert Fox") ?

I know that his father was the school teacher Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel,
who die in 1913, and that his mother was Helene von Luz -who died in 1940,
but I need to know the names of the two fathers from Erwin Johannes Eugen
Rommel

Rodolfo Schmauk


Robert Heiling

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May 10, 2002, 6:55:12 PM5/10/02
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Rodolfo Schmauk wrote:

> Does somebody knows who were the paternal grandfathers from the German Field
> Marshal Erwin Rommel (The "Desert Fox") ?

I got interested in this one because I have the book around here somewhere. :-)

> I know that his father was the school teacher Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel,
> who die in 1913, and that his mother was Helene von Luz -who died in 1940,
> but I need to know the names of the two fathers from Erwin Johannes Eugen
> Rommel
>
> Rodolfo Schmauk

In checking the Ancestry message boards, I found this which conflicts with what
you say:

"Erwin Rommel is descended from Hans Casper Rummel. Father of Hans Kasper is
Hans Rummel b. 1625 to Michel Rummel and Ursula Schunrsel in
Weilimdorf/Stuttgart, Germany. Occupation: Estate Farmer. Michel Koch or Rummel
b 1530, died June 27, 1620 Schmidden/Stuttgart. Children of Hans Rummel were:
Conrad Rummel, Hans Casper Rummel, Hans Melchior Rummel (my line)." and was
posted by Brenda Opdyke (opd...@enteract.com) on 20 Dec 2000 on:

Boards > Localities > Central Europe > Germany > Baden-Wuerttemberg > General

You might wish to take a look at those postings there and contact the authors.

Bob


Wolfgang Lenz

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May 10, 2002, 9:04:05 PM5/10/02
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Rodolfo Schmauk schrieb:

> Does somebody knows who were the paternal grandfathers from the German Field
> Marshal Erwin Rommel (The "Desert Fox") ?

Dr. Manfred Rommel, 22 years Oberbuergermeister von Stuttgart up to 1964.
So i know, he was a descandent from Rommel, the 'Wüstenfuchs'
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/5693/manfred_rommel.html
You can try to connect him, and who knows, he can you tell a little more.

Best wishes,
Wolfgang


D. Stussy

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May 10, 2002, 9:06:58 PM5/10/02
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Although he wasn't SS, his rank of General still probably required him to
"submit to the purity test" which required him to list his ancestors back to at
least 1800. I don't know if those records survived WWII or are accessible, but
my point is that at one time, they did exist. If you can't find this from a
conventional source, try looking for this record (or for someone who might have
a copy).

Additionally, I seem to remember that his son or grandson may have been
interviewed on one of the "History Channel's" WWII series. Hopefully, a living
descendant would know.

Bousse Jan

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May 11, 2002, 3:25:42 AM5/11/02
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The surname ROMMEL is a rather common Flemish name in the area where I live,
Oostende - Brugge in West-Flanders, Belgium. I have often heard it said that
the forefathers of Erwin Rommel were Flemish. I don't know if there is any
truth in this or just "wishful thinking" or plain fancy.
Jan Bousse

Rodolfo Schmauk <rsch...@entelchile.net> schreef in berichtnieuws
3cdc3cb4$1...@nova.entelchile.net...

H. Henkler

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May 11, 2002, 3:52:08 AM5/11/02
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Rodolfo Schmauk schrieb:

Why don´t you ask Dr.Manfred Rommel, son of the late Erwin Rommel. Manfred Rommel,
former
mayor of Stuttgart, lives in Stuttgart.

H. Henkler

Thomas Scharnowski

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May 14, 2002, 11:38:14 AM5/14/02
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Hello all,
read what I have copied from a "Heimatbuch Schmiden" on
http://home.t-online.de/home/Thomas.Scharnowski/schmiden/smi.htm


Rommel

Der Familienname Rommel wurde von drei Brüdern in Schmiden eingeführt,
die nacheinander von Münster nach Schmiden kamen. Ihr Vater war
der Münstersche Klostermaier Hans Rommel (1606-1678), der ursprünglich
aus Oberalfingen bei Aalen stammte. Zunächst heiratete 1670 Conrad
Rommel (1640-1709) in Schmiden und wurde Maier auf dem Tennhof. Ihm
folgte 1682 sein Bruder Hans Kaspar (1662-1701), der eine Tochter
von Hans Lausterer ehelichte. Schließlich heiratete 1685 Hans Melchior
Rommel (1659-1719) in Schmiden Margaretha Weber, er wurde später als
Bürgermeister genannt. Mehrere Abkömmlinge dieser Brüder waren Maier auf
dem Tennhof, oder stellten Bürgermeister in Schmiden.
Ein Abkömmling von Hans Kaspar Rommel, Johann David Rommel (1783-1845),
der von Beruf Weber war und 1824 im Kälbleshof wohnte, ist ein
direkter Vorfahre des Generalfeldmarschalls Erwin Rommel (1891-1944):
Johann Davids Sohn Johann David junior (1820-1877) war Lehrer in
Reutlingen, dessen Sohn Johannes Erwin (1854-1913) war Rektor in Aalen
und der Vater des Generalfeldmarschalls.


best regards,

www.thomas-scharnowski.de

Rodolfo Schmauk

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May 14, 2002, 1:10:08 PM5/14/02
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So, since

"Johann David son Johann David junior (1820-1877) was a teacher in
Reutlingen, its son Johannes Erwin (1854-1913) was a rector in Aalen and the
father of the general field marshal",

the Grand father of Erwin Rommel, the general field marshal was Johann David
junior (1820-1877). Now I only need the name of his wife :-)

Thank you very much Thomas

Rodolfo Schmauk
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"Thomas Scharnowski" <T.Scha...@alcatel.de> escribió en el mensaje
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> Hello all,
> read what I have copied from a "Heimatbuch Schmiden" on
> http://home.t-online.de/home/Thomas.Scharnowski/schmiden/smi.htm
>
>
> Rommel
>

< snip >

Davin Krause

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May 14, 2002, 5:31:20 PM5/14/02
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Please see a biography of Manfred Rommel:

http://www.br-online.de/alpha/forum/vor9905/19990528.html

Erwin's wife's name is given as Lucie Marie Mollin, looks like she came from Danzig (today's Gdansk, Poland).

HTH,


Davin

>>> "Rodolfo Schmauk" <rsch...@entelchile.net> 05/15/02 03:10am >>>
So, since

Rodolfo Schmauk
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May 23, 2013, 7:42:01 PM5/23/13
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On Tuesday, May 14, 2002 1:14:33 PM UTC-4, Rodolfo Schmauk wrote:
> So, since
>
> "Johann David son Johann David junior (1820-1877) was a teacher in
> Reutlingen, its son Johannes Erwin (1854-1913) was a rector in Aalen and the
> father of the general field marshal",
>
> the Grand father of Erwin Rommel, the general field marshal was Johann David
> junior (1820-1877). Now I only need the name of his wife :-)
>
> Thank you very much Thomas
>
> Rodolfo Schmauk

I don't know if this will help but her name could be Katherina Brucker. See newspaper article which appeared in the Pittsburgh Press Nov. 17, 1943 re Ruth A. Hirtz. She claims her grandfather (Gottlieb Brucker) is a brother to Field Marshall's grandmother, Katherina Brucker.

Here's the link. http://trees.ancestry.myfamily.com/tree/4249043/person/6879274814/photo/9c4e7e39-cf08-42cf-bd47-8019b1dec9f1?src=search
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