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The nickname "Desert Fox" was used for a German war hero in World War II. He was extremely skilled in warfare involving tanks and surprise attacks. His real name was .

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Erwin Rommel

The Desert Fox (Erin Rommel) chose death by suicide (cyanide) in 1944 when he was given the choice to face a public trial for treason (for being a co-conspirator in the plot to assassinate Hitler) or take cyanide.

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