Manfred Rommel (1928-2013)
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https://term.museum-digital.de/md-de/persinst/232412
- Name (English)
- Manfred Rommel
- Short name
- Manfred Rommel
- Year of birth
- 1928
- Year of death
- 2013
- Short Description
- Manfred Rommel (24 December 1928 – 7 November 2013) was a German politician belonging to the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), who served as mayor of Stuttgart from 1974 until 1996. Rommel´s policies were described as tolerant and liberal, and he was one of the most popular municipal politicians in Germany. He was the recipient of numerous foreign honours. He was the only son of Wehrmacht field marshal Erwin Rommel and his wife Lucia Maria Mollin (1894–1971), and contributed to the establishment of museums in his father´s honour. He was also known for his friendship with George Patton IV and David Montgomery, the sons of his father´s two principal military adversaries.
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