rommel was a commander of the "führerbegleithauptquartier" (führer escort headquarters) during the poland campaign, often moving up close to the front in the "führersonderzug" train, seeing much of hitler. after the polish defeat, rommel returned to berlin to organize the führer's victory parade, taking part himself as a member of hitler's entourage. during the polish campaign, rommel was asked to help one of his wife's relatives, a polish priest who had been arrested. when rommel asked the gestapo for information, the gestapo found no information about the man's existence.