/ˈrɒməl, ˈrʌm-; German ˈrɔməl/Show Spelled[rom-uhl, ruhm-; Germanrawm-uhl]Show IPA
noun
Er·win /ˈɜrwɪn; Germanˈɛrvin/Show Spelled[ur-win; Germaner-veen]Show IPA, ("the Desert Fox")1891–1944, German field marshal: commander of the German forces in North Africa in World War II.
Erwin (ˈɛrviːn), nicknamed the Desert Fox. 1891--1944, German field marshal, noted for his brilliant generalship in N Africa in World War II. Later a commander in N France, he committed suicide after the officers' plot against Hitler