Why didn't Rommel leave Africa after the defeat and Alaman's dismissal?

1942 is a crucial year for Germany, the initiator of World War II, to decide its future destiny. On the eastern front, the cold of the Soviet Union once again blocked the German main force at the gates of Stalingrad; In the south, the allies began to land on the African continent, and Rommel was retreating 3,200 kilometers with 70,000 African legions.

Although it was a retreat, it still gave us a taste of the command level of an excellent tactician. In the siege of his opponent, Rommel broke through the layers of resistance and disobeyed orders, and withdrew more than 20,000 German elites to Tunisia almost without loss, which made people cry.

In Mussolini's and Hitler's view, this is a retreat and unforgivable. As Rommel just retreated to Tunisia, his position as commander-in-chief was revoked, and the original African Army was also incorporated into the Italian 1 Army. According to his physical condition, he should go back to China for treatment, but why didn't he leave Africa immediately?

This has a very bad influence on the whole war situation.

First of all, when the Italians were in Africa, "stealing chickens and not eating rice". Seeing that Egypt did not capture it, it was almost driven out of Africa. The 200,000 troops lost more than half and had to turn to the powerful Germany for help. Considering the importance of the Mediterranean region and being able to hold hands in front of Mussolini, Hitler readily decided to send troops to reinforce.

Rommel lived up to expectations in Africa and quickly turned the tables. However, the good times did not last long. Only two years later, they were driven back from the edge of Egypt, and the African legion was organized and commanded by the Italians. At this time, if Rommel is allowed to return to China, it means that Germany has no ability to control Africa, and Hitler's face will be completely lost and become the laughing stock of Italians.

Second, shake the morale of the army. After two years' campaign, the African Legion has made impressive achievements and gained a high reputation in the Axis countries. As a commander, Rommel was a famous war general. Now he is losing ground, and rumors are everywhere. All China people are worried about the war in Africa. Once he returns to China, he will announce to the people that Germany has failed in Africa.

At the same time, Rommel has a high prestige among German officers and men in Africa. After all, they ate together, lived together, stayed in the same trench for two years, and had deep feelings. It doesn't matter if all the teams are dismissed, but letting their commanders return to China like this is undoubtedly equivalent to humiliation, and they don't agree.

The most important thing is that Rommel was beaten back more than 3000 kilometers in less than half a year when he won the rank of marshal. Such a change was so rapid that Hitler couldn't react at the moment and didn't know what to do with him. What's more, the Soviet battlefield is overwhelmed, and he has no time to take care of Rommel's future.

Of course, Rommel's staying in Africa, besides stabilizing the morale of the German-Italian allied forces in Africa and maintaining the unity among the axis countries, also means that Germany still occupies a dominant position in Africa and relies on Rommel's prestige to contain the allied forces on the African battlefield. This is the fundamental reason why he stayed in Africa.

Rommel didn't want to leave like this.

Hitler started with the stormtroopers. After becoming prime minister, he had to disband the stormtroopers in order to win the Yong Ke nobles in the national defense army. In other words, Hitler has no power of his own. He needs to recruit some people loyal to him, and Rommel is the best candidate. He is not a Yongke aristocrat and has no "background" in the army.

Therefore, Rommel followed in Hitler's footsteps and became his most effective soldier, and his rank rose rapidly. In just two or three years, he went from a colonel to an outstanding marshal. This made him quickly marginalized by the generals of the national defense forces and became the object of their envy, jealousy, hatred and even attack.

Since he went to Africa, although the army headquarters often sneered at him and set up obstacles, he was able to bypass these obstacles and win Hitler's support directly, which made him shine in Africa. Retreat now, not only to bear the pressure of being scolded by the army headquarters, but also to endure the humiliation of being laughed at by them.

What he can't accept most is that although he was removed from his post, he was replaced by an Italian, which made him feel very angry. In the past, the Germans led the Italian army to fight, but now they want the Italians to lead them, and the disciples are in charge of the master. This humiliation, not to mention Rommel's unwillingness, is also complained by his subordinates.

In Rommel's view, the battle of El Alamein was obviously a failure caused by poor logistical support. He took pains to evacuate his troops to safety, which was a tactical retreat, not a command error. He retreated to Tunisia to get more equipment and rest. Once he is ready, he will call back.

Today, although he was dismissed, he is still the German commander, and he is not allowed to return to China immediately. Invisibly, this gave him a chance to perform again. Even if he wants to go back to China for medical treatment, he must silence those who mock him through a victory and give a powerful counterattack to the allies who pursued him all the way.

Tell the world that he didn't return to China because of defeat.

According to Rommel's strategic plan, he must first attack the American troops coming from the west, beat off the opponents along the way, and then turn to attack Montgomery's Eighth Army flanked from the east. He wants to stop his opponent's prestige and let everyone know that even if he retreats 3200 kilometers, the strength and fighting capacity of the German army are still strong.

Since the allied "Torch Operation" was launched, the landing of American troops in Africa can be said to be relatively easy. Under the cover of powerful military equipment, it was not so much an attack on Tunisia as a long-range surprise exercise. The 2nd Army of the US Army, in particular, has little combat experience and is totally ignorant of the coming danger.

1February 4, 943, Rommel's panzer corps suddenly launched an attack when the American army was on shaky ground. German officers and men who have been "slandered" for a long time vowed to prove their strength through this counterattack. As a result, the attack speed was extremely fast, and the American troops who had never seen such a battle turned around and ran away.

Rommel himself went into battle, running before and after the front line, urging the troops to move forward and unplugging all the American strongholds along the way to Kaselin. In the end, there was a fierce battle between the two sides at Kaselin Pass, and the losses of the US military were extremely serious. In particular, the Second Army suffered more than 3,000 casualties, and 4,000 people became prisoners, completely losing their combat effectiveness.

Although the battle did not fully meet Rommel's expectations because of the Italian's uncooperative, it did make the American troops who had already participated in the war suffer. Of course, people who doubted him and laughed at him before are celebrating this victory at this time. But Rommel knew this was his best chance to return to China.

First, he is really ill, and the doctor suggested that he should be nursed back to health for six months.

Second, his return to China this time, although far from success or returning home with clothes on, has well shown that he is not a "loser".

What is important is that he wanted to continue to expand his success through favorable conditions, but when the list of materials submitted to Wolfenstein Castle was arranged in the foreseeable future, he was disheartened and asked to return to China. Because, once again, he saw the future failure. In fact, the trend of the times, Rommel has nothing to do with Africa.

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References: the whole history of World War II, World War II and Rommel.