Desert Fox

See also: desert fox

English

Etymology

Possibly a calque of German Wüstenfuchs, in reference to the terrain in which the North African campaign was fought, and the popular conception of the slyness of the fox. Not clear whether it was coined in British or German media first, as the respective term arose in each language near-simultaneously.

Proper noun

the Desert Fox

1. (historical) Erwin Rommel; a German field marshal and tank commander during World War II.