World War II epithet: Identify the “Desert Fox”. In military history, who is popularly nicknamed the “Desert Fox” for North African campaigns in World War II? Choose the correct option.

Given data

• Nickname: “Desert Fox”.
• Context: North African theater, WWII.

Reasoning
The nickname belonged to German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, famed for maneuver warfare in the North African desert.

Elimination
Montgomery was his British adversary; Patton led U.S. forces; MacArthur commanded in the Pacific—none had this epithet.

Final Answer
Erwin Rommel