The Generals of WWII
Generals from Germany
von Manstein, Erich Georg Eduard von Lewinski genannt
Field Marshal
* 24th of November 1887
† 10th of June 1973
Promotions
| 1931-04-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1933-12-01 | Colonel |
| 1936-10-01 | Major-General |
| 1938-04-01 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1940-06-01 | General of Infantry |
| 1942-03-07 | Colonel-General |
| 1942-07-01 | Field Marshal |
Service
| 1929-09-01 | – | 1932-10-01 | Attached to the Reichwehr Ministry |
| 1932-10-01 | – | 1934-02-01 | Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment |
| 1934-02-01 | – | 1935-02-01 | Attached to 3rd Infantry Division |
| 1935-02-01 | – | 1936-10-06 | Chief of 1st Section, Army General Staff, Army High Command OKH |
| 1936-10-06 | – | 1938-02-04 | Quartermaster-General I, Army General Staff, Army High Command OKH |
| 1938-02-04 | – | 1939-08-18 | General Officer Commanding 18th Infantry Division |
| 1939-08-18 | – | 1939-08-26 | Chief of Staff to Commander in Chief East |
| 1939-08-26 | – | 1939-10-26 | Chief of Staff, Army Group South [Poland] |
| 1939-10-26 | – | 1940-02-01 | Chief of Staff, Army Group A |
| 1940-02-01 | – | 1941-02-28 | General Officer Commanding XXXVIII Corps [France] |
| 1941-02-28 | – | 1941-09-12 | General Officer Commanding LVI Panzer Corps [Eastern Front] |
| 1941-09-13 | – | 1942-11-22 | General Officer Commanding 11th Army [Eastern Front] |
| 1942-11-22 | – | 1943-02-XX | Commander in Chief Army Group Don [Eastern Front] |
| 1943-02-XX | – | 1944-03-31 | Commander in Chief Army Group South [Eastern Front] |
| 1944-03-31 | – | 1945-05-08 | Unemployed |
| 1945-05-08 | – | 1949-12-19 | Prisoner of War, British Captivity |
| 1949-12-19 | Condemned to 18 years imprisonment by a British Military Court as war criminal | ||
| 1953-05-06 | Released |
Picture source: BArch PERS 6/300182