Before the Battle of Kursk began, Field Marshal Erich von Manstein favored a different strategy from Adolf Hitler’s planned ...

In early 1944, Soviet forces trapped tens of thousands of German troops in the Korsun-Cherkassy pocket in Ukraine as Hitler ...

After the disaster at Stalingrad, Soviet forces surged westward expecting the German front to collapse completely. Instead, ...

After the disaster at Stalingrad, the Red Army surged deep into Ukraine believing Germany was finished. But while Hitler ...

As Germany prepared for its decisive offensive in 1943, one of its most respected commanders warned against the path being chosen. Erich von Manstein advocated different approaches that emphasized ...

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 ...

The recapture of Kharkov in March 1943 marked Germany's last great operational victory on the Eastern Front. Field Marshal ...

After the victory at Stalingrad, Soviet armies advanced across Ukraine expecting the German front to collapse completely. Instead, Field Marshal Erich von Manstein launched a powerful counterattack ...

After the crushing defeat at Stalingrad, the Soviet Army pushed west believing Germany was finished. But Field Marshal Erich ...

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 ...