A Quote by Erich von Manstein

The general verdict among the German generals I interrogated in 1945 was that Field-Marshal von Manstein had proved the ablest commander in their Army, and the man they had most desired to become its Commander-in-Chief. It is very clear that he had a superb sense of operational possibilities and equal mastery in the conduct of operations, together with a greater grasp of the potentialities of mechanized forces than any other commander who had not been trained in the tank arm. In sum, he had military genius.

Erich von Manstein

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Erich von Manstein
German - Military man
November 24, 1887 - June 9, 1973

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Amy Ziering

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Robert Picardo

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Mark Twain

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Henry Adams

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Erich von Manstein

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