Erich von Manstein

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German general field marshal human military strategist

Erich von Manstein was a prominent German field marshal of the Second World War, known for his strategic planning in campaigns such as the invasion of France and operations on the Eastern Front.

Aliases (1)

Field Marshal Erich von Manstein ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	German general → field marshal → human → military strategist →
awardReceived	Iron Cross 1st Class → Iron Cross 2nd Class → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords → Pour le Mérite →
burialPlace	Traunstein →
causeOfDeath	stroke →
conflict	World War I → World War II →
countryOfCitizenship	German Empire → Nazi Germany →
countryOfDeath	West Germany →
dateOfBirth	1887-11-24 →
dateOfDeath	1973-06-09 →
employer	German Army → Wehrmacht →
familyName	von Lewinski →
fullName	Fritz Erich Georg Eduard von Lewinski →
hasOccupation	author → military officer →
ideology	German nationalism →
knownAs	Erich von Manstein →
languageOfWorkOrName	German →
memberOf	Prussian Army → Reichswehr → Wehrmacht →
militaryBranch	German Army → Wehrmacht →
militaryRank	Generalfeldmarschall →
nobleTitle	Prussian nobility →
notableWork	counteroffensive after the Battle of Stalingrad → memoir "Verlorene Siege" → operational plan for the invasion of France in 1940 → operations on the Eastern Front in World War II → relief of the Siege of Sevastopol →
participatedIn	Battle of France → Invasion of Poland → Operation Barbarossa → Siege of Sevastopol → Third Battle of Kharkov →
placeOfBirth	Berlin →
placeOfDeath	Irschenhausen →
positionHeld	chief of staff of Army Group A → commander of Army Group Don → commander of Army Group South →
sexOrGender	male →

Referenced by (21)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Army Group Don → Army Group South → Axis forces on the Eastern Front → Heer → Wehrmacht →	notableCommander
18th Army (Wehrmacht) → Army Group Don → Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942) → Unternehmen Zitadelle →	commander
Operation Rumyantsev → Soviet Belgorod–Kharkov offensive operation → Soviet winter counteroffensives of 1942–1943 →	opposingCommander
Manstein Plan →	associatedCommander
Operation Citadel ("Field Marshal Erich von Manstein") →	commandedBy
Battle of the Dnieper →	commanderForGermanSide
Battle of Kursk →	GermanCommander
Heeresgruppe Süd →	hasCommander
Commander of Army Group A →	heldBy
Erich von Manstein →	knownAs
Case Yellow →	plannedBy
Manstein Plan →	proposedBy