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The Battle of Arras was something of a mixed affair with the Germans managing to hold off the Allied attack. As I understand things the German's 7th Panzer Division under Rommel came under some pressure, and it was in part due to its commander organising a line of anti-tank guns and ordering the creation of another line further back made up of 88mm Flak guns that they were able the stop the lighter and heavier British armour respectively. So what happens if whilst trying to organise the first line Rommel is seriously injured and unable to complete it or order them second line drawn up, with the British able to inflict major damage on the 7th Panzer Division?
In our timeline Rommel was able to get away with pushing his orders by winning, here that's certainly not the case. In the post-conflict evaluations I'd expect the Army to apportion him a significant amount of blame. How much does his previous relationship with Hitler protect him do people think? Other questions that spring to mind are that if Rommel is still under a cloud or not fully a hundred per cent who gets command of the 5th Light Afrika Division–later renamed 21st Panzer Division–for Operation Sonnenblume, the German reinforcement of Italian North Africa? Rommel being a part of Operation Barbarossa has a certain appeal just to see how he'd act in a completely different theatre.