Hey guys, i saw this on another military foum website and was wondering if this was a true quote by Rommel. I'v done a bit of a search but can't find anything. Thanks for any help.

Upon being asked why he was being pushed back by a "Commonwealth" division at El Alamein, Rommel replied,
"It is not a Commonwealth division, it is an Australian Division, why, give me 2 Australian Divisions and i will conquer the world for you!"

Edited - speeling

Hm, the only reference I can find to that quote are a few forum signatures, and that's not the most reliable "proof of authenticity"

The closest I've come is this quote from the book "The Trail of the Fox" by David Irving

He knew, however, that victory was a long way off. The air
force was doing what it could to destroy Tobruk’s water supply and prevent British supply ships from coming in. But he acknowledged that the Afrika Korps had met its match: “The Australian troops are fighting magnificently and their training is far superior to ours,” he privately told Lucie. “Tobruk can’t be taken by force, given our present means.”

Yeah i've tried looking everywhere i can think but i can't find anything other then peoples signatures. Comparing this to other Rommel quotes it dosn't exactly 'sound' like him either if you get my drift.

it does sound like him though. but i doubt he would say something like this when he knew that his own troops were one of if not, the, best trained troops. could go either way if u ask me

Originally Posted by Redleg

Hm, the only reference I can find to that quote are a few forum signatures, and that's not the most reliable "proof of authenticity"

The closest I've come is this quote from the book "The Trail of the Fox" by David Irving

I agree - these seem to be the only places on the internet where this quote or a quote very near the same is posted.

If I had to make a guess, I believe someone else came up with a Rommelesqe quote, paraphrased from the many quotes Rommel supposedly made during the war. They then attributed the quote to Rommel and nobody called them on it.

Yes i agree. I just can't find anything at all to suggest it is a real quote.