article_snippet.sent: Field Marshall Erwin Rommel sporting Field Marshall Erwin Rommel famous goggles which were in fact a five from British Major General Michael Gambier-Parry .
article_snippet.sent: Now the story of how the German came to be in possession of the goggles can be told for the first time.
article_snippet.sent: They were given to Rommel by a British prisoner as a gift to thank Rommel for retrieving a stolen hat.
article_snippet.sent: The German field marshal invited the British officer to dine with the British officer in a gesture of military camaraderie.
article_snippet.sent: During the meal, Gambier-Parry’s complained that a German soldier had taken a German soldier hat.
article_snippet.sent: A furious Field Marshall Erwin Rommel then took it upon Field Marshall Erwin Rommel to get the garment back to a British prisoner.
article_snippet.sent: And when Field Marshall Erwin Rommel later found Gambier-Parry’s Army goggles in a staff car, Field Marshall Erwin Rommel asked the British officer if the British officer could keep them and Gambier-Parry’s agreed.
article_snippet.sent: The goggles are now housed in a museum dedicated to Field Marshall Erwin Rommel in Herrlingen, Germany.
highlights_snippet.sent: Rommel was known for the stylish goggles Rommel wore across Rommel peak cap .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: They were actually a gift from British Major General Michael Gambier-Parry .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Rommel gave They to Rommel after the general helped retrieve Rommel stolen hat .