In the aftermath of the Stalingrad disaster, the Red Army surged forward—threatening to collapse the entire southern front.

Erich von Man­stein (1887–1973) gilt als das ope­ra­ti­ve Genie des deut­schen Hee­res im Zwei­ten Welt­krieg. Er war Stabs­chef der Hee­res­grup­pe Süd im Polen­feld­zug, als kom­man­die­ren­der Gene ...

In the frigid chaos of Ukraine, more than 59,000 German troops were surrounded in the Korsun‑Cherkassy Pocket. With Hitler ...

The Soviets were shattered, Kharkov was retaken, and for a moment — the tide had turned. This final part explores the aftermath of Manstein’s counteroffensive, its critical role in delaying Germany’s ...

In March 1943, Field Marshal Manstein launched a brilliantly timed counteroffensive. With elite Panzer divisions leading the charge, German forces recaptured Kharkov and shattered five Soviet armies ...

Key Point: Field Marshal Erich von Manstein was possibly the greatest strategist and field commander in the German Wehrmacht. In January 1943, the once-invincible German Wehrmacht was reeling, being ...

As Soviet forces surged into Ukraine, Field Marshal Manstein turned retreat into ambush. At Kharkov, he unleashed a perfectly timed counterattack that shattered Red Army momentum and stunned the world ...

Key Point: Field Marshal Erich von Manstein was possibly the greatest strategist and field commander in the German Wehrmacht. In January 1943, the once-invincible German Wehrmacht was reeling, being ...