In this video, we delve into the intriguing question of whether the outcome of the Battle of Kursk could have been different if Field Marshal Erich von Manstein had been given full autonomy to plan ...

Before the Battle of Kursk began, Field Marshal Erich von Manstein favored a different strategy from Adolf Hitler’s planned direct offensive against Soviet defenses. As Germany prepared for one of the ...

During the Battle of Korsun Cherkassy, German forces in Ukraine faced encirclement by advancing Soviet armies in what became known as “Little Stalingrad on the Dnieper.” As conditions deteriorated and ...

Just weeks after the disaster at Stalingrad, Soviet commanders believed German forces were on the verge of collapse. Instead, Field Marshal Erich von Manstein launched a brilliant counteroffensive ...