| ROMMEL | The German soldier known as the Desert Fox (6) |
| WONDERMENT | Habit worn by the German soldiers, provoking awe |
| DISORDER | Hell, with the German soldiers being captured in riot? (8) |
| ERWINROMMEL | German Field Marshal of the Second World War known as the Desert Fox (5,6) |
| JERBOA | Long-legged rodent also known as the desert rat |
| ERWIN | Rommel known as the "Desert Fox" |
| WERNER | German soldier played by Louis Hofmann in "All the Light We Cannot See" |
| NISSEN | German soldier held by about nine in WI hut (6) |
| ONCOST | Overhead expense East German soldier absorbed |
| JERSEY | Heartless German soldier pinches used, sleeveless jumper |
| KRAUTS | Derogatory term for German soldiers in WW1 and WW2 (6) |
| CARACAL | Also known as the desert lynx, or Persian lynx, this short-tailed cat is found in the hills, deserts, and plains of Africa, the Middle East, and central and southwestern Asia. |
| SIRHENRY | Soldier, known as Hotspur, son of the 1st Earl of Northumberland (3,5,5) |
| PERCY | Soldier, known as Hotspur, son of the 1st Earl of Northumberland (3,5,5) |
| LEE | Revolutionary soldier known as 'Light-Horse Harry' |
| TROOPER | What is a cavalry soldier known as (7) |
| NEPALESE | Like soldiers known as Gurkhas |
| UNIVERSAL | This soldier known worldwide in song and film (9) |
| BOCHE | Derogatory term, derived from the French for a German soldier, used by the Allies in the First World War (5) |
| SAHARAN | Dry as the desert |
