Fritz Erich Georg Eduard von Manstein was a German Generalfeldmarschall in the Heer (Army) of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was subsequently convicted of war crimes and sentenced to 18 years imprisonment.
Manstein in 1938
Manstein with General der Panzertruppe Erich Brandenberger, one of his divisional commanders, in June 1941
Manstein with Generaloberst Hermann Hoth, commander of the 4th Panzer Army, 1942
Manstein at the Kerch front, May 1942
Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt was a German Generalfeldmarschall in the Heer (Army) of Nazi Germany during World War II. Born into a Prussian family with a long military tradition, von Rundstedt entered the Prussian Army in 1892. During World War I, he served mainly as a staff officer. In the interwar period, he continued his military career, reaching the rank of Colonel General before retiring in 1938.
von Rundstedt in 1932
Rundstedt, Werner von Fritsch and Werner von Blomberg at a memorial service, Unter den Linden, Berlin 1934
Rundstedt, Hitler, Göring, Himmler, Milch, Stumpff, Wagner and Körner in Neustadt in Oberschlesien, during their visitation of the Sudetenland in 1938
Rundstedt in 1940