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

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

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

As Germany prepared for its decisive offensive in 1943, one of its most respected commanders warned against the path being ...

Just weeks after the disaster at Stalingrad, Soviet commanders believed German forces were on the verge of collapse. Instead, Field Marshal Erich von Manstein launched a brilliant counteroffensive ...

Erich von Manstein gilt bis heute als einer der brillantesten Strategen des Zweiten Weltkriegs. Seine militärischen Erfolge machten ihn berühmt – doch genau dort beginnt die eigentliche Geschichte.

Germany’s defeat at Stalingrad shattered the Eastern Front and opened the door to massive Soviet advances. With entire sectors threatened and panic spreading, Erich von Manstein was tasked with ...

During the Battle of Korsun Cherkassy, German forces in Ukraine faced encirclement by advancing Soviet armies in what became known as “Little Stalingrad on the Dnieper.” As conditions deteriorated and ...

Before the Battle of Kursk began, Field Marshal Erich von Manstein favored a different strategy from Adolf Hitler’s planned direct offensive against Soviet defenses. As Germany prepared for one of the ...