Erwin Rommel had a happy family life.

While attending the cadet school, Erwin met Lucia Mollin, who would become his wife. Erwin and Lucia got engaged shortly after they first met, and they soon realized how much they loved one another. Despite his deep affection, he cannot withstand the lure of connections with Walburga Stemmer.

Rommel made friends with Walburga Stemmer while he was stationed at Weingarten in 1913, and the two of them welcomed a daughter, Gertrude, on December 8, 1913. Rommel felt an honorable link to fulfill his prior vow to Mollin because Mollin is more suitable to be an officer's wife than Walburga Stemmer. Due to Walburga's working-class background, their love was doomed to failure. She was unable to marry an officer due to social norms at the time. In addition, Erwin is unwavering in his dedication to Lucia.

In Danzig, Germany, in November 1916, Rommel and Mollin were wed. Rommel and his wife had a very happy marriage, and when working in the fields, he wrote at least one letter to her every day. Erwin was persuaded by Lucia to help assist Walburga and her daughter, who agreed to take on the child's financial obligations. An intriguing detail about Erwin Rommel is that they all lived together with Lucia, Manfred, and the rest of the family.