III: The Rommel Chronicles

1891 Year of a legend Habitat the Corps Battle his element Into the Great War Keep the right wing strong First encounter Reported killed at Dun To live as a hero One must survive In a Hail of Bullets Worn-out but alive Stalemate in the West Damp entrenchments Austere conditions Wire entanglements Wounded whilst charging Fixed on bayonet Storming earthworks MGs and hand grenades To live as a hero One must survive Devoted to his men Brings them out alive Alive Quality of decision His was indeed Like the swoop of the falcon Of pure warrior's breed

Submitted by Morgoth — Apr 26, 2025

Transferred to the South East Gebirgsbatallion Promoted Oberleutnant Wearing high decorations Threatened Austria requests German reinforcements Deployment of the 14th Army Rommel's detachment To capture Mount Matajur This mission's last objective Savage close quarter fights Prove past drills effective Pressing on, climbing steep Reaching the points marked No other alternative, go forward and go hard! Causing heavy casualties Clear opposing nests Overpower outposts Seizing the crest Rushing on to Longarone Speed means surprise Whole brigades surrender Vanquished at sunrise As the battlefields go silent And troops leave their frontiers Not to command in combat For over 20 years Loyalty, bravery At last bring his reward To gain this palm for gallantry The highest award Join those in remembrance Valorous elite For fatherland and emperor Pour le Mérite!

Submitted by Warbringer — Apr 26, 2025

Theater World War II Not an exercise Inferior in numbers Secrecy assured surprise At concentration area All units mobilized The code word fell at 13:45 Veritable fortresses Riding out at dusk On the road to victory they drive Concealed thoroughfare Elusive ghosts Route DG-7 To the Channel Coast Avoid traffic congestion Removing barricades Rarely stopped for any length of time The day goes to the side that Is the first to Plaster its opponent with fire Sections blazing At breakneck speed Shock to confound Mauling metal steeds Concealed thoroughfare Elusive ghosts Route DG-7 To the Channel Coast Tough resistance whilst crossing the Meuse Murderous shelling from the river banks Providing smoke to obscure observation Building large pontoons to ferry tanks Directing the panzers Turrets traversed left Confused withdrawal Spreading collapse Smashing inferno A foe in decline Roaring tracks and engines Crack the Maginot Line Gespensterdivision! Gespensterdivision! Gespensterdivision! Gespensterdivision! Gespensterdivision! Gespensterdivision! Gespensterdivision! Gespensterdivision!

Submitted by The Void — Apr 26, 2025

Onwards! Ever onwards goes the spook division The Blitzkrieg upon France now unleashed Strike with clenched fist not with open palm To the last breath of man and beast Critical the Arras infiltration Matildas withstanding German Pak Efficient in its horizontal modus Losses mounted by destructive Flak Fire! Standing in full vision over the Somme Inspiring soldiers to the maximum Splinters whistling, danger ignored Pointing out targets, leading the horde Regrouping forces in rectangular box Flächenmarsch maneuver, passing roadblocks Through trackless fields Movement unopposed Reaching the Channel "Am at coast" At coast! Racing on towards the Cherbourg structures Heavy bombings on the fortresses Six weeks war ends in flame and smoke Surrender follows after armistice

Submitted by Finntroll — Apr 26, 2025

A grave calamity One Axis power retreats Near annihilation Impending defeat Coalition warfare Appealing support Vanguard's arrival Impressive cohort Despite risk of air raids Unload at floodlight Between dusk and dawn All onto the dockside Supervising general In personal command Preceding skirmishes As more contingents land Instant operations Formations explore Promulgated title Deutsches Afrikakorps

Submitted by Finntroll — Apr 26, 2025

Disregarding orders Objectives set Stance indications 'Ultra' intercepts Gaining experience Desolate landscape With small existing forces In undeveloped state Altitude reconnaissance In his Storch he flies Observing and designing The watcher from the skies Preliminary probe Adversaries expelled Soon to become the nightmare Of the Commonwealth Cardboard dummies, to deceive Brilliant stroke, enemy leaves Keeping pressure, on full pursuit The 5th light, DAK en route Progress halts, re-stock, re-fuel... Tempo matters, on to the next duel Securing Lybia, re-conquesting Cyrenaica Tremendous demands, enormous strain Blocked airfilters, sweltering plains Locate headquarters by watch and compass Mechili clear, make for it, drive fast Blinding sandstorms, scorpion bites Scorching days, chilling nights Natural player, this great game The Desert Fox, obtaining his fame

Submitted by BloodShrine — Apr 26, 2025

Clashes in the badlands Ever raging on Tenacious fighting To hold the cauldron Maintain possession Of the vital fort Regain initiative Capture the port Inaction on both sides Time to re-organize Initial Axis motion After restoring supplies Advancing spearhead Pillars of dust Blackened horizon Decisive thrust Fierce resistance Pouring shells Murderous heat Combat in hell Imposing stronghold A hard nut to crack Phalanx configuration Concentrated attack Piercing through minefields Bold enterprise Gazala taken Tobruk the price

Submitted by Warbringer — Apr 26, 2025

Brilliantly performed escape Divisions in dramatic shape Rearguard hostilities, anti-tank lines High speed withdrawal, secured by mines Demand for replenishments Gasoline and nourishment Yet guns rapid firing, the dreadful 88 Inflicting damage, ravage armored plates Trying to rescue what's left of his troops Save them from imprisonment No further glory in future offensives Evacuate this continent Tormented by malady and foul intrigue The genius forced to depart Guiding his army till the very end Fighting bold and hard One last blow at Kasserine Then vanish from the scene GIs fleeing in panic Tigers on their heels One more courageous triumph Chaos; creation of steel Trying to rescue what's left of his troops Save them from imprisonment No further glory in future offensives Evacuate this continent Tormented by malady and foul intrigue The genius forced to depart Leaving his valiant and tough 'Afrikaner' With pain in his heart

Submitted by Lake of Tears — Apr 26, 2025

New assignment North West Europe command Inspect the Atlantic Wall And its hinterland Prepare the strongest possible Positional defense Energizing forces Boost morale of men Marshall resources There never is enough Emplace obstructions 'Rommel Asparagus' X-shaped iron hedges Tripods of steel Concrete bunkers Flooded fields Viewpoint ignored Reserves held back Diversion 'Fortitude' Successfully distracts Massive armada Countless crafts appear Nautical salvos D-Day is here! Amphibious landings Marines wading ashore Situation desperate Submitting reports Last meeting in Berlin The tyrant's tomb Political solution Deliverance from doom Severely wounded As fighters dive Fractured skull Again survived Hospitalized Country condemned The war is lost This is the end This is the end

Submitted by Immortal — Apr 26, 2025

Disillusion Recovery at home Faith disintegrated His lament, his oath Accused of high treason Plotting the attempt Mistaken conspirator A field marshal condemned The choice between dishonor And death by cyanide Succumbed to his injuries Silenced suicide Father, husband, Desert Fox Loyal serving man A farewell with dignity Baton in his left hand "Wie wird das Urteil der Geschichte über mich lauten? Wenn ich Erfolg habe, werden alle anderen den Ruhm beanspruchen. Aber wenn ich scheitere, wird jeder meinen Kopf fordern."

Submitted by Sexy Gargoyle — Apr 26, 2025