Lost Victories
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Verlorene Siege is the personal narrative of Erich von Manstein, a German field marshal during World War II. The book was first published in West Germany in 1955, then in Spain in 1956. Its English translation was published in 1958 for distribution in the UK and the US.
An early English-language edition of Lost Victories
Erich von Manstein
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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