Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Rommel n.

In phrases

pull a Rommel (v.) [the about-turn made by Nazi General Erwin Rommel (1891–1944) as he began to face defeat in the North African desert]

(US black) to turn back, to reverse direction (physically or fig.).

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Mac posting 30 Mar. at Command-Post.org 🌐 Tonight I’ve seen or heard references to Kurds marching on Baghdad (no way), CIA (certainly) and SOF (maybe) elements inside Baghdad organizing resistance cells, extremely high-level Saddamites ready to pull a Rommel (why now?).