Erich von Manstein

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Erich von Manstein
Manstein in 1938
Birth name	Fritz Erich Georg Eduard von Lewinski
Born	(1887-11-24)24 November 1887 Berlin,Kingdom of Prussia,German Empire
Died	9 June 1973(1973-06-09) (aged 85) Irschenhausen,Bavaria,West Germany
Buried	Dorfmark,Bad Fallingbostel
Allegiance	German Empire (1906–1918) Weimar Republic (1918–1933) Nazi Germany (1933–1944) West Germany (1949–1956, as a NATO adviser)^[1]
Branch	Imperial German Army Reichswehr Wehrmacht
Years of service	1906–44 1949–56
Rank	Generalfeldmarschall
Commands	18th Infantry Division XXXVIII Army Corps LVI Panzer Corps 11th Army Army Group Don Army Group South
Battles / wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Sevastopol Siege of Leningrad Battle of Stalingrad Operation Gallop Third Battle of Kharkov Battle of Kursk Dnieper Campaign Battle of the Kerch Peninsula Battle of the Sea of Azov
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
Spouse(s)	Jutta Sibylle von Loesch^[2] (m. 1920;died 1966)
Children	3
Relations	Eduard von Lewinski (biological father) Albrecht Gustav von Manstein (adoptive grandfather) Oskar von Sperling (maternal grandfather) Paul von Hindenburg (uncle)
Other work	Served as military advisor to theWest German government
Signature
Criminal conviction

Conviction(s)	War crimes (9 counts)
Criminal penalty	18 years imprisonment; commuted to 12 years imprisonment
Details
Victims	Soviet prisoners of war Soviet civilians Ukrainian Jews

Erich von Manstein

Manstein in 1938

Birth name

Fritz Erich Georg Eduard von Lewinski

Born

(1887-11-24)24 November 1887
Berlin,Kingdom of Prussia,German Empire

Died

9 June 1973(1973-06-09) (aged 85)
Irschenhausen,Bavaria,West Germany

Buried

Dorfmark,Bad Fallingbostel

Allegiance

German Empire (1906–1918)
Weimar Republic (1918–1933)
Nazi Germany (1933–1944)
West Germany (1949–1956, as a NATO adviser)^[1]

Branch

Years of service

1906–44
1949–56

Rank

Generalfeldmarschall

Commands

Battles / wars

World War I

World War II: Invasion of Poland; Battle of France; Operation Barbarossa; Siege of Sevastopol; Siege of Leningrad; Battle of Stalingrad; Operation Gallop; Third Battle of Kharkov; Battle of Kursk; Dnieper Campaign; Battle of the Kerch Peninsula; Battle of the Sea of Azov

Awards

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Spouse(s)

Jutta Sibylle von Loesch^[2]

(m. 1920;died 1966)

Children

Relations

Eduard von Lewinski (biological father)
Albrecht Gustav von Manstein (adoptive grandfather)
Oskar von Sperling (maternal grandfather)
Paul von Hindenburg (uncle)

Other work

Served as military advisor to theWest German government

Signature

Criminal conviction

Conviction(s)

War crimes (9 counts)

Criminal penalty

18 years imprisonment; commuted to 12 years imprisonment

Details

Victims

Soviet prisoners of war
Soviet civilians
Ukrainian Jews

Military offices
Preceded by GeneraloberstEugen Ritter von Schobert	Commander of11. Armee 21 September 1941 – 21 November 1942	Succeeded by Army Group Don
Preceded by 11. Armee	Commander ofArmy Group Don 21 November 1942 – 12 February 1943	Succeeded by Army Group South
Preceded by GeneralfeldmarschallMaximilian von Weichs	Commander ofArmy Group South 12 February 1943 – 30 March 1944	Succeeded by GeneralfeldmarschallWalter Model
Awards and achievements
Preceded by George Marshall	Cover ofTime magazine 10 January 1944	Succeeded by Oveta Culp Hobby

Military offices

Preceded by
GeneraloberstEugen Ritter von Schobert

Commander of11. Armee
21 September 1941 – 21 November 1942

Succeeded by
Army Group Don

Preceded by
11. Armee

Commander ofArmy Group Don
21 November 1942 – 12 February 1943

Succeeded by
Army Group South

Preceded by
GeneralfeldmarschallMaximilian von Weichs

Commander ofArmy Group South
12 February 1943 – 30 March 1944

Succeeded by
GeneralfeldmarschallWalter Model

Awards and achievements

Preceded by
George Marshall