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	Erich von Manstein - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In this post, von Manstein brought about one of the greatest victories in modern warfare when, despite the numerical and material superiority of the Soviets, he was able to halt the Red Army’s offensive fresh from the victory at Stalingrad and went on to capture the city of Kharkov with his own successful counteroffensive.
		Manstein was born Fritz Erich von Lewinski in Berlin, the tenth child of a Prussian aristocrat, artillery general Eduard von Lewinski (1829 - 1906), and Helene von Sperling (1847 - 1910).
		On 4 February 1938 von Manstein was appointed commander of the 18th infantry division with the rank of Generalleutnant in Liegnitz, Silesia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Erich_von_Manstein (5408 words)

	Gerd von Rundstedt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		After the war, von Rundstedt rose steadily in the small 100,000 man army and in 1932, was appointed commander of the 3rd Infantry Division.
		When the invasion was called off, von Rundstedt took control of occupation forces and was given responsibility to develop the coastal defences in the Netherlands, Belgium and France.
		In November, von Rundstedt had a heart attack, but he refused to be hospitalized and continued the advance, reaching Rostov on November 21.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gerd_von_Rundstedt (1212 words)

	Erich von Manstein
		Von Manstein, therefore, had to rely on the railway line through Zaporozhye but it was not that efficient given the fact that the big Dnieper bridge which the Russians had destroyed in 1941 was still closed to traffic.
		Von Manstein's fear of Army Group Don still being cut off prompted him to advise O.K.H. (Army High Command) that, given the fact that the ratio of Russian forces to his own and those of Army Group B were somewhere around 1:8, it would, therefore, be necessary to improve this ratio.
		Von Manstein, during the course of the ensuing battle of Kharkov, considered his objective not to be the city itself but rather the destruction of the Russian forces in and around it.
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	General Erich von Manstein
		In 1915, von Manstein was promoted to the rank of Captain and remained as staff officer until the end of the war in 1918.
		Von Manstein started his attack on December 12th and by 24th was within 50km from "Fortress Stalingrad", when his advance was halted and he was forced into 200km long retreat, which continued until February of 1943.
		In May of 1945, Erich von Manstein was arrested by the British and taken to POW camp in Luneberg and later to Nuremberg.
	users.skynet.be /advocaat.depickere/Text/manstein.html (1381 words)

	Achtung Panzer! - Erich von Manstein!
		Erich von Lewinski was born on November 24th of 1887 in Berlin and was the tenth child of West Prussian aristocrat and an artillery general - Eduard von Lewinski.
		In 1932, Erich von Mansteinwas promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel and received the command of Jager Battalion.In 1933, situation in Germany changed and von Manstein was promoted to the rank of Colonel and in 1935 was posted to the General Staff of the Wehrmacht.
		In late January of 1945, von Manstein collected his family members from their homes in Liegnitz (Legnica) and evacuated them to Celle in West Germany.In May of 1945, Erich von Manstein was arrested by the British and taken to POW camp in Luneberg and later to NÃ¼remburg.
	www.achtungpanzer.com /gen8.htm (1151 words)

	Axis History Factbook: Erich von Manstein: His Life, Character and Operations — A Reappraisal
		Von Manstein was mistaken in his assumptions that because he was a rising star in the staff officer corps and had relatives in high rank he would be untouchable.
		Von Manstein apparently welcomed that decision and was awarded with the swords to the Knight’s Cross at the end of March 1944.
		Von Manstein's plan was advantageous because it had a surprise concept, which the former plan totally lacked (in fact the French had their defenses exactly prepared for a new Schlieffen-like attempt).
	www.axishistory.com /index.php?id=7901 (6515 words)

	Erich von Manstein (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Erich von Manstein was born in Berlin on 24th November 1887 as a member of the Lewinski family member, but was adopted by the childless von Mansteins who were related to the Lewinski family.
		With the dismissal of Baron von Fritsch in 1938 he was transferred to Liegnitz as commander of the 18th Division, and later that year he took part in the occupation of the Sudetenland.
		Von Manstein was awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross for the victory and the recapture of Kharkov.
	www.wargamer.com /Hosted/Panzer/manstein.html (1037 words)

	Erich von Manstein
		Manstein remained in the army and in 1936 was appointed chief of operations.
		Manstein was sent back to Silesia and did not take part in the successful operation until the final stages when he served under General Gunther von Kluge.
		Manstein was appointed commander of 11th Army in September 1941, and was given the task of conquering the Crimea.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /GERmanstein.htm (743 words)

	The Avalon Project : Nuremberg Trial Proceedings Vol. 20 - Two Hundreth Day
		VON MANSTEIN: In my opinion that can be explained as follows: Politically we generals had not had any say for a long time, because the political objections raised by the generals, for instance on the occasion of the occupation of the Rhineland and the march into Czechoslovakia, had turned out to be without substance.
		VON MANSTEIN: All I knew about the tasks of these Einsatzgruppen was that they were organized to prepare for the political administration; that is to say, to carry out the political screening of the population in the occupied territories of the East, and they were acting on special instructions under Himmler's responsibility.
		VON MANSTEIN: In the chain of command, particularly the military one, one must differentiate between the practical subordination, which is the chain of command for the fighting at the front, and the economic subordination, that is the chain of command for the purpose of supplies, food, motor fuel, and billets.
	www.yale.edu /lawweb/avalon/imt/proc/08-10-46.htm (13727 words)

	Erich von Manstein
		During the campaign against France, Manstein's corps is the first to breach the Seine river.
		Manstein's tragedy is that he is trying wage war to secure the best possible outcome for Germany but must bow to a maddened tyrant who harbors a death wish for Germany.
		But Manstein did not allow the order to be passed on without his addendum which stated: "severe steps will be taken against arbitrary action and self-interest, against savagery and indiscipline, against any violation of the honor of the soldier." (ibid.).
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/biography/Manstein.html (772 words)

	The Avalon Project : Nuremberg Trial Proceedings Vol. 21 - Two Hundred and First Day
		VON MANSTEIN: Yes, in my opinion, it was issued for purely military reasons; namely, because Hitler-as I know-wanted to free as many of the forces in the Kuban as possible in order to use them in other parts of the Eastern Front.
		VON MANSTEIN: No, tactically they were, at most, under the local commanders, for instance in the fight against the partisans or in the battle zone at the front, but in any case as far as their police tasks were concerned they certainly were not under them.
		VON MANSTEIN: I know, for example, that Generaloberst Blaskowitz, who succeeded Field Marshal Von Rundstedt as com-mander in the East, that is, in occupied Poland, protested and raised objections against the conduct of the Police in the Government General, and that there was some sort of a row about it, whereupon he was relieved.
	www.yale.edu /lawweb/avalon/imt/proc/08-12-46.htm (21125 words)

	Strategic Studies Group: Operation Wanda
		We thank Von Manstein for all of his hard work in bring you this scenario and we look forward to more scenarios from him in the future.
		First, what if on Von Manstein proceeds with his intention of creating his very own Pocket around the Red Army, that at this point was in the process of obliterating the reminisce of LXII andamp; XI Armee Korp in and around Kurson.
		Von Mantien viewed that the holding of bridgehead at Nikapol useless, considering that it carried very little strategic importance other than for political value.
	www.ssg.com.au /archives/000357.html (844 words)

	Erwin von Witzlebeben
		Erwin von Witzleben was born in Breslau, Germany on December 4, 1881.
		After Claus von Stauffenberg planted the bomb, the conspirators thought that Hitler had been killed, and Witzleben was installed as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces and Erich Hoepner as Commander of the Home Army.
		Erwin von Witzleben was found guilty of treason and on August 8, 1944, was executed by being hung by piano wire from a meat hook.
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/biography/witzleben.html (529 words)

	manstein (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Manstein after the untimely death of his parents.
		Manstein was promoted to field marshal and general that month.
		Manstein spent the rest of the war on his estate and was captured by
	www.stalingrad-info.com /manstein.htm (281 words)

	Jaremejewska
		Although being in crisis against unarrestable enemy waves, von Manstein, with his perception of the logistical difficulties and the evaluation of the force concentration and surprise principles, started to prepare a counteroffensive never attempted before.
		On February 17th von Manstein was able to say that his preparings had finished and he was ready to begin the operation.
		For this the unfreeze and new Zhukov forces were responsible, but von Manstein had inserted it as the first objective to reach as soon as the ground's conditions had let it.
	www.geocities.com /Pentagon/Quarters/4635/battles/jaremejewska/battle_jaremejewska.htm (1441 words)

	Amazon.com: Lost Victories: The War Memoirs of Hitler's Most Brilliant General: Books: Field Marshal Erich von ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Manstein notes with a certain degree of longing that this was one of the few times he was allowed to command without interference from either Hitler or OKH.
		Von Manstein's opposal to breaking up the seasoned 11th army after the Crimean campaign (he wanted to keep it as a tactical reserve) would prove prophetic, for it's availability would have prevented the Stalingrad debacle.
		Manstein was by any judgment a first rate staff officer, who excelled with troops and shone in use of combined force tactics and strategy on a large scale.
	www.amazon.com /Lost-Victories-Memoirs-Brilliant-General/dp/0760320543 (4130 words)

	Feldgrau :: Manstein’s Romanians in the Crimea
		Manstein dispatched the 49th Mountain Corps and the Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler SS Division.
		According Gen. Erich von Manstein's plan the 7th and 42nd Corps had to tie down the Soviet forces in the northern sector, while the 30th Corps and the 22nd Panzer Division broke the front in the south and swept towards north, trying to encircle the Soviet forces.
		To counter this impressive defenses, von Manstein assembled the highest concentration of guns per kilometer ever achieved by the Wehrmacht: 37 artillery pieces/km, including the 600 mm heavy mortars "Thor" and "Karl" and the 800 mm "Dora".
	www.feldgrau.com /articles.php?ID=75 (6585 words)

	Osprey - Ostheer: January—July 1943 - Defensive recovery and offensive disaster (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Back in mid-February von Manstein had prayed that the thaw would come in time to halt the Soviet advance, but now he hoped that it would be late to give his panzers time to recapture Kharkov, insubordinately abandoned by Hausser just three weeks earlier.
		On 4 July von Manstein’s Army Group South, with the 20 divisions and 1,400 AFVs of Colonel-General Hermann Hoth’s Fourth Panzer Army and General Werner Kempf’s Army Detachment, commenced its preliminary attacks from the salient’s southern shoulder.
		Moreover, von Manstein achieved this success by using his limited forces with outstanding skill, combining swift concentration and deployment of reserves, bold manoeuvring, and flexible handling of the unfolding situation.
	www.ospreypublishing.com /content2.php/cid=124 (4280 words)

	Achtung Panzer! - Heinz Guderian!
		Because of permanent problems with his superior Fieldmarshal von Kluge, who always tried to stop his drive and because of taking back his units from a dangerous position against orders he was relieved from his command.
		Though von Leeb was retired in his commanding function, a General-Fieldmarshal was in the Prussian tradition never out of service.
		Von Leeb then cautions his comrades not to reveal too much information because "we will be unable to prevent them from beating us in writing the history of the war".
	www.achtungpanzer.com /gen2.htm (3281 words)

	TIME.com: The Last Defendant -- Dec. 26, 1949 -- Page 1
		Manstein was the last of the defendants in the war-crimes trials of World War II.
		Gist of the 77,000-word, 17-point indictment was that Erich von Manstein had permitted atrocities in areas under his command; had condoned the shooting, gassing and drowning of Jews, gypsies and other minorities, the execution of Russian soldiers, political commissars and civilians, and the deportation of Russians to Germany for slave labor.
		Manstein admitted that he condoned executions of the wives of Russian partisan fighters as reprisals for attacks on German soldiers.
	www.time.com /time/archive/preview/0,10987,801143,00.html (622 words)

	Books by Von Manstein, Van Creveld, Adan, Von Senger
		Manstein is widely regarded as the single finest general the Germans had in the second world war (and as a consequence is one of the best generals since Napoleonic era).
		Allow me to quote one passage that has remained with me ever since I read this book 10 years ago: "This was the hour that usually comes sooner or later in such a contest, when the outcome of the battle is on the razor's edge.
		Obviously, Manstein was fighting on the wrong side so it is hard to muster great sympathy for his efforts.
	www.teleologic.com /crghome/manstein1.html (949 words)

	Amazon.com: Lost Victories: Books: Erich Von Manstein (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Eric von Manstein is considered by anyone who knows anything about World War II as one of the war's finest military commanders, on par with history's great captains.
		The bias memory kicks in from time to time even for the great von Manstein as some of his errors were gross over and even acts that got him in trouble at Nuremberg war crime trials were overlooked.
		Without going into the particular details of the memoirs of General von Manstein, it must be said that it is a very important contribution to the the overall history of the Second World War.
	www.amazon.com /gp/product/0891411305 (1556 words)

	Von Rundstedt
		By 1918 he had reached the rank of major and was chief of staff of his division.After the war Rundstedt rose steadily in the small 100,000 man army and in 1932 was appointed commander of the 3rd Infantry Division.
		He also tried to protect General Werner von Fitsch when he was ousted after false claims were made about his sexuality.
		With his support the Manstein Plan was eventually used as part of the Western Offensive.
	www.germandaggers.info /vonrundstedt.htm (710 words)

	von Sperling home page
		This is the home page of the von Sperling family, and we would like to welcome you to discover more about our history.
		The soldierly lineage of the von Sperling harks back to the Thirty Year's War and reaches its zenith during the Franco-Prussian war.
		This tradition of military service came to an end in September 1945 as Soviet occupation forces expropriated and expelled the family from its seat in eastern Germany.
	www.von-sperling.com /index.html (272 words)

	Manstein Plan
		The Manstein Plan, as it became known, included a attack through southern Belgium that avoided the Maginot Line.
		The 7th Panzer Division under Erwin Rommel and the 19th Corps commanded by Heinz Guderian and the 6th and 8th Panzers led by Gerd von Rundstedt, went through the heavily wooded and semi-mountainous area of the Ardennes, an area, north of the Maginot Line.
		German forces led by Paul von Kliest, Erwin Rommel, Heinz Guderian and Gerd von Rundstedt advanced towards the Channel.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /2WWmanstein.htm (466 words)

	Krimshield document signed by von Manstein - Wehrmacht-Awards.com Militaria Forums
		The stamp is the standard one used for all Krim docs and this particular style, with the stamped date, H.Qu.
		I would not buy one if it didn't have the Manstein facsimile, or if it was signed by someone other than Manstein.
		A facsimile Manstein sig does not or should not increase the value of this type of doc.
	www.wehrmacht-awards.com /forums/showthread.php?t=71392 (454 words)

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