- Born
- November 24, 1887
- Died
- June 10, 1973 (aged 85)
- Known as
- military leader, military officer, soldier, Generalfeldmarschall
Erich von Manstein was a German military officer who served as a Generalfeldmarschall in the Heer (Army) of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was subsequently convicted of war crimes and sentenced to 18 years imprisonment, but served fewer than four years before being released in 1953.
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