This
propaganda photo was taken by Kriegsberichter (War correspondent)
Clement Valtingojer, and first published on February 9, 1942. It shows
an iconic picture of Generaloberst Erwin Rommel (Oberbefehlshaber Panzerarmee Afrika)
as the "Common Man", helping to free up his staff car alongside his
men. Bundesarchiv identified the man behind Rommel as Oberstleutnant
i.G. Siegfried Westphal, Ia a.k.a. Head of Operations of Panzerarmee Afrika.
But I'm (Alif) definitely sure that this identification is wrong,
because his face is 100% more like Major Friedrich-Wilhelm von
Mellenthin, Ic a.k.a Head of Intelligence of Panzerarmee Afrika. The
Bundesarchiv (German National Archives) made a lot of mistakes in the
identification of person and the timeline from his collection of
photographs. An example is this photo itself, which is said to have been
taken in January 1941, even though in that month Rommel had not yet
arrived in Africa! Usually, when I see a difference in the date, place
or identification of a person in a photo, I trust the caption from the
Bayerische Staasbibliothek (Bavarian Archives) rather than the
Bundesarchiv, because it is almost always more accurate.
Sumber :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-B20800,_Nordafrika,_Rommel_und_Westphal_schieben_Auto.jpg
