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Erwin Rommel
Erwin Rommel, 1941.
On July 17, 1944, while in the midst of the battle for Normandy, Erwin Rommel was injured when his car was attacked by British fighter-bombers. The vehicle was forced off the road and somersaulted, resulting in Rommel sustaining serious head injuries that required hospitalization.1