Manstein (1887- 1973), a German strategist and strategist, was praised by later generations as the first of the three famous Nazi Germans during World War II. His extraordinary military quality and excellent military command art have had a great influence in the world military history. His amazing military achievements won him the respect of the enemy and the objective evaluation by historians and military scientists.
1940, Battle of France. Manstein made the famous "Manstein Plan" for the German army. Manstein's plan fully demonstrated the thought of Blitzkrieg and his unique personal creativity. The Germans concentrated on using armored forces to cross the Ardennes forest, then quickly occupied the bridgehead of the Maas River, attacked eastward and bypassed maginot line, cutting off the British and French allied forces in the north. In the French campaign, the German armored flood swept down, the British and French allied forces collapsed across the board, and the famous maginot line became a decoration. The British and French troops were forced to give up a lot of weapons and equipment and withdraw from Dunkirk to Britain. Soon France was occupied by the Germans.
1945 in may, manstein was arrested by the British, sent to a prison camp, and then transferred to Nuremberg. 1949 During the trial of war criminals in August, manstein was sentenced to 18 years in prison, but was released on 1952 for health reasons. 1955, he published his own war memoirs-and
Heinz wilhelm guderian (1888.6.17 ~1954.5.15), a German "general in the army", was a strategist, theorist and tactician. He is the founder of "Blitzkrieg", as well as "Armor War" and "Tank War".
The lightning tactics advocated by guderian have three elements, namely surprise attack, swiftness and concentration. He believes that tanks should be used intensively in combat. Tanks and planes should work closely together to break through each other's narrow areas. Later, the joint forces of tanks and infantry set out to sweep the other side's positions and strongholds, rapidly expand the occupied area, encircle and encircle, annihilate the other side's troops, and quickly develop in depth and win. Guderian believes that this tactic will play an important role in the victory of the offensive campaign and the victory of the whole war.
1August, 939, led the armored cluster to participate in the blitzkrieg against Poland. 1940 in may, he took part in the French campaign, creating the fastest attack speed in the history of modern war, and in just a few days, he commanded his armored forces to March into more than 400 kilometers, crossing France and surrounding hundreds of thousands of British and French allied forces. 194 1 June, participated in the Soviet-German war. 1May 1945, 10, guderian surrendered to the US military and was imprisoned for three years. 1On May 4th, 954, guderian died of a heart attack.
Erwin johannes eugen rommel (189 1- 1944), a field marshal of Nazi Germany in World War II, was a famous strategist, tactician and theorist in the world military history, nicknamed "the fox in the desert and the eagle in the empire". He not only became the idol of soldiers and civilians in wartime, but also won the respect of the enemy.
Rommel was born in Heidenheim, the capital of Wü rttemberg. 1910 enlisted in July. After World War I, he served as battalion commander of infantry battalion and instructor of army college .. 1938. Major General Rommel served as commander of Fuehrer's base camp. 1February, 940, served as the commander of the 7th armored division of the German army, which was awarded the title of "Devil's Division". 194 1 year 1 year Hitler selected Lieutenant General Rommel as commander of the African legion. On the battlefield in North Africa, Rommel entered the peak of his military career. Here, he fully demonstrated his tactical genius, commanded the African army to defeat the British army several times, won an immortal reputation, and was promoted to general. 1June, 942, General Rommel was promoted to German Marshal General. At the end of the war, Rommel participated in a plot to overthrow Hitler, and was forced to commit suicide by taking poison on a truck in June1944+1October 14, at the age of 53.