2022年3月20日 · Von Manstein can arguably be seen as the greatest general of the 20th century, even higher than the likes of Zhukov or Patton. Manstein was World War 2’s greatest tactician, developing his stratagems when the need arose and pulled victory after …

Erich von Manstein died of a stroke on the night of 9 June 1973 at the age of 85. As the last but one[a] surviving German field marshal, he was buried with full military honours, his funeral attended by hundreds of soldiers of all ranks.. [Gerd von ] Rundstedt was buried, in full uniform, in Hannover-Stöcken Cemetery. The ceremony was attended by over 2,000 people, mainly Army …

2020年11月21日 · Erich Von Manstein would often look up in the sky and attempt to identify each aircraft that would fly over the city. The Prussian works hard for most of his adult life, but in his golden years he retires just as hard as he works. Suddenly his doorbell rang. Erich Von Manstein placed down his glass of wine and sauntered towards the door.

2021年2月10日 · Generalfeldmarschall Erich von Manstein was certainly one of the most competent and respected military commanders that commanded the various forces of the Wehrmacht during the Second World War, but there were times when he also faltered in operational planning and battlefield execution. That Mr. Greene seems to have done their …

2021年9月17日 · Much of von Manstein’s purported military prowess originated in his self serving memoir, reports he wrote for the US Army post war, and Liddell Hart. The latter was a prolific military pundit who completely bought in on the myth of German military superiority.

2014年5月5日 · Manstein launched a counter offensive that was extremely successful destroying three Soviet armies and preventing the collapse of the entire front. He even recaptured the city of Kharkov. Manstein's first real defeat would come at Kursk. Manstein;s offensive was successful at the start but the Soviets began to turn the tide.

2023年7月29日 · The thing is Manstein got to write his memoirs and hitler was dead. Add to this the lack of information the western would got about the eastern front from the Soviets because the Cold War happened and really a lot of the classic eastern front historic narrative in the west is weirdly biased towards the German generals being much better then ...

Also on the debit side, Manstein was repeatedly mugged-off by Vatutin's maskirovka operations. His real failing was endemic to the Prussian military tradition - a near pathological neglect of strategy and grand strategy. Manstein bitterly complained about Hitler always going on about oil and coal and steel.

2020年8月17日 · Contraatacul lui von Manstein nu a fost chiar oprit. Reusise sa creeze un coridor prin care Armata a VI-a ar fi putut fi evacuata, insa era nevoie ca Armatei a VI-a sa i se permita sa se retraga si sa impinga cativa km inapoi, pentru a se intalni cu fortele lui von Manstein, care a tinut coridorul ala cateva zile, sperand ca Hitler putea fi ...

Rommel is problematic, but Manstein and Guderian both fought in Russia and approved of things like the commissar order. Manstein cooperated with the Einsatzgruppen. Guderian was in charge of the honour court for people involved in the July 20th plot, and was an enthusiastic National Socialist, even at the end of the war.