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Erich von Manstein

1887 - 1973

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Fritz Erich Georg Eduard von Manstein (born Fritz Erich Georg Eduard von Lewinski; 24 November 1887 – 9 June 1973) was a German military officer of Polish descent who served as a Generalfeldmarschall (Field Marshal) in the Heer (Army) of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was subsequently convicted of war crimes and sentenced to 18 years imprisonment. Born into an aristocratic Prussian family with a long history of military service, Manstein joined the army at a young age and saw service on both the Western and Eastern Front during the First World War (1914–18). He rose to the rank of captain by the end of the war and was active in the inter-war period helping Germany rebuild its armed forces. In September 1939, during the invasion of Poland at the beginning of the Second World War, he served as Chief of Staff to Gerd von Rundstedt's Army Group South. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Erich von Manstein is the 30th most popular military personnel (down from 21st in 2019), the 88th most popular biography from Germany (down from 73rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular German Military Personnel.

Erich von Manstein was a German Field Marshal during World War II. He is most famous for his planning of the invasion of France and the Battle of Kursk.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Erich von Manstein ranks 30 out of 2,058. Before him are Belisarius, William Wallace, Themistocles, Ptolemy I Soter, Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, and Cao Cao. After him are Cesare Borgia, Jan Žižka, Wilhelm Keitel, Heinz Guderian, Friedrich Paulus, and Miltiades.

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Among people born in 1887, Erich von Manstein ranks 7. Before him are Le Corbusier, Chiang Kai-shek, Erwin Schrödinger, Bernard Montgomery, Marc Chagall, and Charles I of Austria. After him are Padre Pio, Marcel Duchamp, Srinivasa Ramanujan, Ernst Röhm, Gustav Ludwig Hertz, and Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk. Among people deceased in 1973, Erich von Manstein ranks 7. Before him are Pablo Picasso, J. R. R. Tolkien, Bruce Lee, Pablo Neruda, David Ben-Gurion, and Salvador Allende. After him are Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden, Lyndon B. Johnson, Pearl S. Buck, Fulgencio Batista, W. H. Auden, and Walter Ulbricht.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Erich von Manstein ranks 88 out of 7,253. Before him are Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet (1805), Martin Bormann (1900), Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1050), Clara Zetkin (1857), Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor (955), and Wilhelm Wundt (1832). After him are Ludwig II of Bavaria (1845), Bruce Willis (1955), Clara Schumann (1819), Charles the Bald (823), Nicholas of Cusa (1401), and Caspar David Friedrich (1774).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Erich von Manstein ranks 4. Before him are Karl Dönitz (1891), Adolf Eichmann (1906), and Erwin Rommel (1891). After him are Wilhelm Keitel (1882), Heinz Guderian (1888), Friedrich Paulus (1890), Arminius (-17), Alfred Jodl (1890), Gerd von Rundstedt (1875), Baron Munchausen (1720), and Ernst Röhm (1887).

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