Rommel was born on 15 November 1891 in Southern Germany at Heidenheim , 45 kilometres ( 28 mi ) from Ulm , in the Kingdom of Württemberg , then part of the German Empire .
Rommel was born in Heidenheim , Germany , 45 kilometers ( 28 mi ) from Ulm , in the Kingdom of Württemberg which was then part of the German Empire , on November 15 , 1891 .