Charles River Editors Quote
Instead he attended school, showing less interest in academic pursuits than in outdoor ones, and entered the army upon graduating from the realgymnasium at 19.[4] Here, Rommel would have been expected to learn Latin, as the realgymnasium followed a strict curriculum of Bible and Church history, with the catechism of the established Church, German (rhetoric, and composition, and literature), Latin, Greek, French, history, geography, mathematics, natural science, writing, drawing, with English and Hebrew as electives in the last two years. To this [was] added singing during the first two years, and physical culture throughout the course.[5] The strict gymnasium that Rommel attended was also an all-boys school, with high expectations for behavior, and respect for authority.
Instead he attended school, showing less interest in academic pursuits than in outdoor ones, and entered the army upon graduating from the realgymnasium at 19.[4] Here, Rommel would have been expected to learn Latin, as the realgymnasium followed a strict curriculum of Bible and Church history, with the catechism of the established Church, German (rhetoric, and composition, and literature), Latin, Greek, French, history, geography, mathematics, natural science, writing, drawing, with English and Hebrew as electives in the last two years. To this [was] added singing during the first two years, and physical culture throughout the course.[5] The strict gymnasium that Rommel attended was also an all-boys school, with high expectations for behavior, and respect for authority.