Oskar von Sperling
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Oskar Ernst Karl von Sperling was a German major general who served during the Baden Revolution and the Second Schleswig, Austro-Prussian, and Franco-Prussian wars. He was the father-in-law of Paul von Hindenburg and maternal grandfather of Erich von Manstein.
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 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