1942 2nd July
Battle of Sevastopol
Manstein captures Sevastopol
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Erich von Manstein
German field marshal associated with France and the Eastern Front. This page combines historical context with 13 matching records drawn directly from the World History Database World War II battle archive.
Historical context
Erich von Manstein: overview and significance
What happened?
Erich von Manstein played a prominent role in German operational planning and later commanded major formations on the Eastern Front. His commands included operations in Crimea, around Leningrad and in southern Russia.
Why was it important?
Manstein's career is central to debates about German operational skill and strategic failure. His battlefield record must also be understood within the wider criminal war conducted by Nazi Germany in the east.
World History Database records
Erich von Manstein timeline
The records below are selected from the 797-record World War II battles archive and rendered as static HTML in chronological order.
1942
1942 12th December
Battle of Stalingrad
Sets the Panzers rolling to relieve Paulus trapped 6th Army. Manstein is 30 miles away from Stalingrad
1943
1943 20th February
Battle of Pavlograd
Destroys the 3rd Soviet Tank Army
1943 22nd August
Battle of Kharkov
Authorized by Hitler to withdraw from Kharkov
1943 6th November
Battle of Kiev
The Russians capture Kiev
1944
1944 24th January
Battle of Korsun
Orders an immediate counter-attack to releive the "Korsun pocket". 60,000 Germans are caught in a trap
1944 February
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
1944 February
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.
1944 February
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.
1944 22nd March
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 Manstein requested that the position be withdrawn to avoid encirclement, but Hitler refused, persisting with his "no retreat" orders
1944 25th March
Battle of Kamenets-Podolsky Pocket
The entire 1st Panzer Army was now encircled in a pocket centred around the city of Kamenets-Podolsky
1944 30th March
Battle of Kamenets-Podolsky Pocket
Manstein was informed by OKH that he had been relieved of command
1944 6th April
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
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Sources and editorial review
Compiled and edited by World History Database.
Historical context is editorial material; the chronology is generated from World History Database Second World War records.
Last reviewed: September 2026.
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