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 Kursk
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The Battle of Kursk, also called the Battle of the Kursk Salient, was a major World War II Eastern Front battle between the forces of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union near Kursk in southwestern Russi
Erich von Manstein
…substantial territory and resulted in the destruction of three Soviet armies and the retreat of three others. He was one of the primary commanders at the Battle of Kursk (July–August 1943). His ongoing disagreements with Hitler over the conduct of the war led to his dismissal in March 1944. He never obtained another…
Guderian being transported to the Eastern Front, 1943
A Raupenschlepper Ost, designed in response to the poor roads of Russia, moves materiel up shortly before the Kursk offensive.
Zhukov with Ivan Konev, commander of the Steppe Front, during the Battle of Kursk
Soviet sappers of the Central Front cutting barbed wire, June 1943