THE NIGHT I DANCED WITH ROMMEL

THE NIGHT I DANCED WITH ROMMELMay I have this dance, Hilde asked Field Marshal Rommel, opening the Grande Ball held in his honour. Did this dance save the life of Hildes Polish friends? Hilde had come a long way since her dream of becoming a singer was shattered when her father made arrangements for her to work as a housekeeper in Berlin at the tender age of fourteen. Hildes life is thrown into turmoil in Berlin during the late 1920s early 1930s. Having Polish friends meant it was

ÔMay I have this dance, HildeÕ asked Field Marshal Rommel, opening the Grande Ball held in his honour.
Did this dance save the life of HildeÕs Polish friends?
Hilde had come a long way since her dream of becoming a singer was shattered when her father made arrangements for her to work as a housekeeper in Berlin at the tender age of fourteen.
HildeÕs life is thrown into turmoil in Berlin during the late 1920Õs early 1930Õs. Having Polish friends meant it was becoming increasingly unsafe for her to stay there and she finds a new life in the Harz mountains.
In Goslar, Hilde meets her husband, Karl, a young officer in the German Army.
When he joins the 7th Panzer Brigade led by General Erwin Rommel at the beginning of World War II, Hilde is left to bring up their children in war-torn Germany.
HildeÕs story is based on facts and is told here by her youngest daughter, Elisabeth.