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 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
Army Group South was the name of one of three German Army Groups during World War II.
Briefing at the headquarters of Army Group South at Poltava on 1 June 1942
Soldiers of the Army Group South crossing the Soviet border in Ukraine during Operation Barbarossa
Image: Bundesarchiv Bild 183 S37772, Gerd v. Rundstedt