The historical documentary, What Really Happened To Rommel, covers the October 14, 1944 suicide of Germany's greatest military leader along with the events that led up to and the state funeral that followed his untimely death.  In this episode of Secrets Of World War II, learn off a brave a potentially fatal act of defiance brought Rommel to Hitler's inner circle.  Ride along with the famed "dessert fox" in North Africa and see how the great tactician used a brilliant combination of bluffs, subterfuge and lightning-strike attacks to achieve his most famous victories.  Follow the sequence of events that actually ended Rommel's illustrious career and his life.  Finally, witness rare official German film footage of the elaborate state funeral for Germany's favorite war hero, artfully orchestrated well before his death.  Full screen in black and white and color.  Released in 1998.  Runtime 50 minutes