Short answers, pulled from the story.
Johannes Erwin Eugen Rommel was born on the 15th of November 1891 in Heidenheim, a town in the Kingdom of Württemberg. He was the third of five children born to Erwin Rommel senior and Helene von Luz.
Erwin Rommel earned the nickname Desert Fox during his operations in the Western Desert Campaign. This moniker reflected his ability to outmaneuver and outthink his opponents while commanding the Afrika Korps.
Erwin Rommel chose to take his own life by suicide on the 14th of October 1944 after being implicated in the 20th of July plot against Hitler. He was given a cyanide capsule by Wilhelm Burgdorf and Ernst Maisel to avoid a public trial and protect his family.
Erwin Rommel served as General Inspector of the Western Defences and commanded Army Group B during the summer of 1943. He energetically expanded the Atlantic Wall with millions of mines and extensive beach obstacles to defeat an Allied invasion on or very close to the beaches.
Evidence suggests Erwin Rommel was involved in the 20th of July plot as he agreed to support resistance plans in February 1944 and met with conspirators in May 1944. He opposed assassinating Hitler but urged him to seek peace with the Western Allies and resigned from his duties when Hitler insisted on continued resistance.