Discover how Manstein skillfully outmaneuvered the Soviet armies, using his elite SS Panzer Corps (including Leibstandarte, Das Reich, and Totenkopf) as a deadly armored spearhead. Outnumbered but ...
In this gripping World War II documentary, we delve into the dramatic events surrounding Field Marshal Erich von Manstein's defiance of Hitler's orders during the Battle of Korsun–Cherkassy. With the ...
Key Point: Field Marshal Erich von Manstein was possibly the greatest strategist and field commander in the German Wehrmacht. In January 1943, the once-invincible German Wehrmacht was reeling, being ...
In “Is There a Manstein in Kyiv?” (Letters, Sept. 22), John Arquilla describes German Gen. Erich von Manstein’s strategy after Stalingrad: first cede a little ground, then strike the attackers with ...