Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Rommel was born in Heidenheim , Germany , 45 k from Ulm , in the Kingdom of WÃ 1\/4 rttemberg ( then part of the German Empire ) at noon , November 15 , 1891 .
Simplified: Rommel was born in Heidenheim , 45 k from Ulm , in the Kingdom of WÃ 1\/4 rttemberg ( then part of the German Empire ) .