2 In 1859, Joseph Rainey traveled to Philadelphia, where he met and married his wife, Susan, also a halfâFrench mulatto, originally from the West Indies. Rainey continued to work as a barber, and the couple had three children: Joseph II, Herbert, and Olivia.
For other uses, see Rommel (disambiguation). Erwin Rommel (15 November 1891 â 14 October 1944), popularly known as the Desert Fox, was a field marshal (senior military commander) in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. Rommel was a highly decorated officer in World War I and was awarded the Pour le MÃ©rite for his actions on the Italian Front.
The Sixth SS Panzer Army under the command of SS General Josef 'Sepp' Dietrich was to spearhead the assault in the north. From 1939 until September 1944 Dietrich was commander of the famous 1st SS Panzer Division - LiebstandarteAdolphHitler (Hitler's Bodyguard).