Fritz Erich von Manstein Biography and Timeline — Page 2

Commander of Eleventh Army

Appointed Commander of the Eleventh Army

Role range: 1939-1945

Invasion of Crimea

Manstein is given the task of capturing the Crimea

Role range: 1939-1945

Perekop Isthmus Offensive

Manstein directed Eleventh Army operations against the Soviet defences at the Perekop Isthmus. Breaking through this narrow entrance was a prerequisite for the German advance into Crimea.

Role range: 1939-1945

Anti-Jewish Army Order

Manstein issued an order that endorsed antisemitic and anti-Bolshevik policies during the German occupation of Soviet territory. The order formed part of the criminal framework within which German forces and killing units persecuted and murdered Jewish civilians.

Role range: 1939-1945

Commander of 56th Panzer Corps

Appointed Commander of the 56th Panzer Corps

Commander of 56th Panzer Corps

Appointed Commander of the 56th Panzer Corps

Role range: 1939-1945

Operation Trappenjagd

Manstein launched Operation Trappenjagd against Soviet forces on the Kerch Peninsula. German attacks, backed by strong air support, broke through the Soviet defensive positions and led to the collapse of their bridgehead.

Role range: 1939-1945

Battle of Sevastopol

Manstein captures Sevastopol

Role range: 1939-1945

Invasion of Crimea

Manstein captures Sevastopol

Role range: 1939-1945

Siege of Sevastopol

Manstein captures Sevastopol

Role range: 1939-1945

Field Marshal

Appointed Field Marshal

Field Marshal

Appointed Field Marshal

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1942-1945

Transfer to Leningrad Front

After the Crimean campaign, Manstein and elements of Eleventh Army were redeployed toward the Leningrad front. The intended offensive against the city was overtaken by Soviet attacks and fighting south of Lake Ladoga.

Role range: 1939-1945

Field Marshal

Has the task of supporting Paulus, given 1 Luftwaffe, 4 panzer & 6 infantry divisions

Luftwaffe

Has the task of supporting Paulus, given 1 Luftwaffe, 4 panzer & 6 infantry divisions

Field Marshal

Has the task of supporting Paulus, given 1 Luftwaffe, 4 panzer & 6 infantry divisions

Role range: 1939-1945

Luftwaffe

Has the task of supporting Paulus, given 1 Luftwaffe, 4 panzer & 6 infantry divisions

Role range: 1939-1945

Army Group Don Command

Manstein took command of the newly established Army Group Don during the crisis following the Soviet encirclement of German Sixth Army. He was charged with coordinating forces on the southern Eastern Front and attempting to stabilise the German position.

Role range: 1939-1945

Battle of Stalingrad

Sets the Panzers rolling to relieve Paulus trapped 6th Army. Manstein is 30 miles away from Stalingrad

Role range: 1939-1945

Sixth Army

Blocked on the Myshkova by the 2nd Guards Army, the German 6th Army cannot break out

Role range: 1939-1945

Winter Storm

Blocked on the Myshkova by the 2nd Guards Army, the German 6th Army cannot break out

Role range: 1939-1945

Winter Storm

Leads Opeartion Winter Storm to support Field Marshal Paulus

Role range: 1939-1945

Battle of Pavlograd

Destroys the 3rd Soviet Tank Army

Role range: 1939-1945

Operation Citadel Southern Offensive

Manstein commanded the southern German army group participating in Operation Citadel, the offensive against the Kursk salient. His forces made advances but failed to secure the strategic breakthrough sought by the German leadership.

Role range: 1939-1945

Capture of Belgorod

The Russians capture Belgorod, threatning Kharkov

Role range: 1939-1945

Battle of Kharkov

Authorized by Hitler to withdraw from Kharkov

Role range: 1939-1945

Battle of Kiev

The Russians capture Kiev

Role range: 1939-1945

Retreat

Manstein persuades Hitler to order a retreat behind the River Dnieper

Role range: 1939-1945

Battle of Korsun

Orders an immediate counter-attack to releive the "Korsun pocket". 60,000 Germans are caught in a trap

Role range: 1939-1945

Battle of Kamenets-Podolsky Pocket

Georgi Zhukov realized the role of the 1st Panzer Army, and began planning to bring about the Wehrmachts Armys destruction that could, and did, result in the collapse of the entire South-Eastern Front

Role range: 1939-1945

Battle of Kamenets-Podolsky Pocket

The 1st Panzer Army included over 200,000 troops, and was the most powerful formation of Field Marshall Erich von Mansteins Army Group South. The 1st Panzer Army found itself defending the line in the north-western Ukraine.

Role range: 1939-1945

Battle of Kamenets-Podolsky Pocket

The Army had just completed operations to rescue the two Corps trapped in the Korsun-Shevchenkovsky Offensive, which had exhausted the armys III Panzerkorps.

Role range: 1939-1945

Wehrmacht

Georgi Zhukov realized the role of the 1st Panzer Army, and began planning to bring about the Wehrmachts Armys destruction that could, and did, result in the collapse of the entire South-Eastern Front

Role range: 1939-1945

Battle of Kamenets-Podolsky Pocket

The 1st Panzer Army was now in a salient. Manstein requested that the position be withdrawn to avoid encirclement, but Hitler refused, persisting with his "no retreat" orders

Role range: 1939-1945

Battle of Kamenets-Podolsky Pocket

The entire 1st Panzer Army was now encircled in a pocket centred around the city of Kamenets-Podolsky

Role range: 1939-1945

Battle of Kamenets-Podolsky Pocket

Manstein was informed by OKH that he had been relieved of command

Role range: 1939-1945

Battle of Kamenets-Podolsky Pocket

The quick thinking of Manstein, and the operational planning and skill of Hube had resulted in the 200,000 troops of the Army escaping the fate of Stalingrad

Role range: 1939-1945

Dismissal

Dismissed by Hitler

Role range: 1939-1945

Arrest of Fritz Erich von Manstein

Arrested by the British & held until 1953

Role range: 1939-1945

Hamburg War Crimes Trial

A British military court convicted Manstein on nine war-crimes charges relating to his wartime command responsibilities and sentenced him to eighteen years in prison. The proceedings examined conduct including failures to protect civilians and the treatment of prisoners in occupied territory.