Erwin Rommel, one of five children of an artillery lieutenant, was born on 15 November 1891 in Württemberg, then part of the German Empire. In 1910, at the age of 18, Rommel joined the German army and by the outbreak of the First World War, which began on 28 July 1914, he held a position of an infantry officer.
Rommel fought primarily in France and Italy. He successfully employed the tactics of penetrating enemy lines with heavy covering fire coupled with rapid advances, as well as moving forward rapidly to a flanking position to arrive at the rear of hostile positions, to achieve tactical surprise.
After striking successes at the Battle of Caporetto and in the capture of the Italian town of Longorone, Rommel was promoted to the rank of captain in January 1918.
On 11 November of the same year, the First World War ended.
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