Historians still don’t seem to have nailed down just how much Rommel knew. There’s an excellent biography of Rommel (Knight’s Cross) that goes into it but the best the author can surmise is that Rommel knew *something* was up, and was not opposed to a coup d’etat, but had always expressed firm opposition to an assassination attempt—he wanted Hitler deposed and brought before a court to be tried for his crimes.
But in any case, he had lost confidence in the Germans’ ability to win the war, and for that alone, he would be expected to die. The six weeks he served in command on the Western Front trying to hold off the Allied invasion of France made it very plain to him that Germany was doomed.
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I think in the end, that may explain Rommel's loss of faith in Herr Schickelgrueber.
As for Monty: a prima donna/nancy boy and way over rated. But he was our cousin's so we needed him. Patton, brilliant tactician but a prima donna as well.Had the foresight to see that the Rooshians were the real problem.
Patton, Montgomery, Rommel: Masters of War [Hardcover] By Terry Brighton