Erich von Manstein
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Erich von Manstein was a German military officer who served as a Generalfeldmarschall in the Heer of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was subsequently convicted of war crimes and sentenced to 18 y
Manstein in 1938
Manstein (right) 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
Battle of Stalingrad
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The Battle of Stalingrad was a major battle on the Eastern Front of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its Axis allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in southern Rus
Erich von Manstein
…and was promoted to field marshal on 1 July 1942, after which he participated in the siege of Leningrad. In December 1942, during the catastrophic Battle of Stalingrad, Manstein commanded a failed relief effort ("Operation Winter Storm"). Later known as the "backhand blow", Manstein's counteroffensive in the Third…
Расчет советской 76,2 мм пушки ЗиС 3 ведет огонь в Сталинграде. Ноябрь 1942 г
Bundesarchiv Bild 183 R90142, Russland, Kesselschlacht Stalingrad
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Bundesarchiv Bild 183 E0406 0022 001, Russland, Kesselschlacht Stalingrad