Erwin Rommel as peacekeeper

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Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen

I suppose us older geezers just have to accept that the world has moved on big time, and not to expect youngsters to know the names of such as Rommel. it was extremely disingenuous of the interviewer to refer to him in the present tense and fool them into thinking he was still around.

Journalistic tricks aside, I think it comes down to who you talk to. For example, even of the older post-war generation there will be many who have not heard of Rommel, and many in the younger generation who have. It depends not so much on age but their interests. There are a few young members on this forum and I imagine that they know who Rommel was.