 Complete the following phrase:  Rommel was promoted to Generalmajor on 23 August 1939 and assigned as commander of the Führerbegleitbatallion, tasked with guarding Hitler and his field headquarters during the invasion of Poland, which began on 1 September. According to Remy, Rommels private letters at this time show that he did not understand Hitlers true nature and intentions, as he quickly went from predicting a swift peaceful settlement of tensions to approving Hitlers reaction bombs will be retaliated with bombs to the 