Death

- In July of 1944 there an assassination attempt against Hitler and Rommel had contact with the conspirators, but it isn't known if he truly knew about the plot.

- For her great service in the war he was given the option to take a cyanide pill rather than go to trial and publicly hung.

- On October 14, 1944 he committed suicide with the poison supplied by S.S. officers and given a full military funeral.